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The Evening Wind-bell

Kitao Masanobu (Santō Kyōden)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print with a sepia background. A woman sits on a low bench, wearing a yellow kimono. The kimono has a plaid obi. A woman stands to the left. She wears a brown kimono. A baby is between the two. The baby wears a striped kimono. The background shows a courtyard. There is a tree and rocks. A fence in on the left. A gate frame is on the right. There are Japanese characters at the top. The characters are written vertically on the right and horizontally on the left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1783
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
447 × 625 px
Museum record:
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