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Seeing Each Other with a View to Marriage

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print; rectangular with a gray scale on the right side; orange shrine; two women and a man on left; two men on low tables; light brown background. The composition features two women and a man arranged on the left side. Two women wear kimonos. One woman wears a kimono with pink and green stripes. A man wears a striped kimono. Two men sit on low tables looking at each other. A large orange shrine stands on the right. The shrine features black characters. Black and white trees are in the background. The artists' signature is on the bottom right. A gray scale is on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1770
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
507 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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