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Four Oiran of the House Called Kadokana-ya Playing the Game of Ko-awase (Incense Game)

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Four women wearing kimonos in a room. The woman on the left sits on a patterned cushion with her back to the viewer; she wears a kimono with a red outer layer and a patterned under-kimono; her dark hair is pulled back. The woman to her right sits cross-legged; she looks down at a piece of paper on the floor and wears a red kimono with a patterned under-kimono; she has a stick in her right hand; her dark hair is pulled back. The woman to her right kneels; she holds a small object in her right hand; she wears a brown kimono with a patterned under-kimono; her dark hair is pulled back. The woman on the far right sits cross-legged; she looks down and to her left; she wears a kimono with a patterned design; her hair is pulled back. The room has sliding doors with designs on them; one door appears to have an exterior scene; the floor is yellow; on the floor are cushions, a small table, and a piece of paper.

Artwork details

Date:
1776
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 430 px
Museum record:
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