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Courtier and Two Ladies of the Court, with a Poem by Mibu no Tadamine

Rekisentei Eiri

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print featuring three people. A man stands on the left wearing a kimono with a peach and white design and a red and white sash; his hair is styled in a traditional Japanese topknot. He looks down at two seated people. The person on the right sits cross-legged wearing a pink kimono with green and yellow designs; they have a white floral headpiece. They hold a small dish. The person in the foreground sits cross-legged wearing a yellow kimono, holding chopsticks and looking down. A small table and teapot are to their right. The background is beige with Japanese writing at the top.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1791
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
484 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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