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Men and Women in Court Costume Dancing

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting five people dressed in traditional clothing. The people are arranged in a semi-circle. The man on the left side is wearing a maroon robe with a beige kimono underneath, topped with a green divided skirt; he has ash-gray hair. The second person from the left is a man; he is wearing a dark green robe over an orange kimono with green borders; he appears to have a bald forehead and short black hair on the sides of his head. The man in the center of the group is wearing a white robe underneath a burnt-orange kimono; the kimono has a darker orange pattern on it; he has a shaved head. The woman standing behind the central man is wearing a long-sleeved robe; the robe is black and white with a red sash; she has long dark hair. The woman on the right side of the image is sitting; she wears a large orange and gold robe; she also has long dark hair. A low table with objects on it is in the bottom right corner. The background of the image is beige with Japanese writing in black and red ink.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
571 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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