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Winter, from the series "Elegant Play in the Four Seasons" (Fūryūshiki asobi)

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. A man and a woman are shown. The man stands on a wooden deck, wearing a long, open-front robe in shades of brown, orange, and black. His robe is tied with an obi at his waist. He has black hair and is turned to his right. The woman sits inside a room divided from the deck by a sliding screen. The screen is made of wood and paper with a geometric pattern. The woman wears a robe in shades of orange and red. Her black hair is styled in an updo. Snow falls around them. Bushes with sparse leaves are on the deck. A ruler is on the right side. The background is beige. Japanese characters are written in several places.

Artwork Details

Date
ca 1773–75
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
542 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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