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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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