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Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman in a pink kimono with green plaid kneels on the floor, leaning over to pick up a brush. A woman in a long brown kimono with a green obi holds a tray with food on it. A man in a green kimono with a black obi sits on the floor on the left. On the wall to the left is a hanging scroll with Japanese writing. To the right of the hanging scroll are several diamond-shaped paper decorations with Japanese writing. The background includes a beige wall with a window.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1782
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
476 × 624 px
Museum record:
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