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History of Kamakura: Poem-bridge of Egara Tenjin Shrine

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman and a man on a small bridge. The woman wears a kimono with a brown and gold pattern. She has her dark hair in a bun on top of her head and her right arm raised. The man, dressed in a red and brown kimono, sits on the left side of the bridge, holding a basket. A bare tree stands to the right of the bridge. The background features a light-colored sky and a distant landscape. Japanese characters are written in black and red ink throughout the image. The overall scene is rendered in muted colors.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
553 × 624 px
Museum record:
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