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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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