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Reizei Carrying a Teshoku (Hand Lantern)

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two women walking, one holding a teshoku, a hand lantern with smoke rising from it, in her right hand; both wearing traditional Japanese kimonos and hairstyles; background features a fence with vertical and horizontal wood slats, and a tree; woman on left wears pink kimono with checkered obi; woman on right wears white kimono with red stripes and a brown kimono with pink polka dots underneath.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1769
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
484 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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