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The Oiran Segawa of Matsubaya (the House of Pine)

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A group of five people wearing traditional Japanese kimonos and headwear. The person in the center wears a kimono with a floral pattern. Two people on either side of the central figure wear kimonos with stripes and floral patterns. A person kneels at their feet wearing a black kimono with a floral pattern on the sleeve. A fifth person stands to the left wearing a kimono with a geometric pattern. The background is a light brown color with Japanese text written vertically.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1788
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
420 × 624 px
Museum record:
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