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Saiko Hajime

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese artwork titled "Saiko Hajime" by artist Kubo Shunman. The artwork shows one man and two women; the man sits on the left, wearing a green top and gray bottoms, with a topknot. The woman on the right lies on her side, propped on her elbow, wearing a yellow kimono with red lining, while another woman lies behind her, face down on a patterned cloth. The background is beige with some Japanese writing on the right and left side, and there are some hanging objects in the upper left. The bottom of the image features a low table with objects on and under it, including an open book. A color palette bar is at the bottom. The artwork appears to be a woodblock print.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1790
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 420 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette