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Courtesan with Book and Hair-Pin

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman with black hair in a high bun adorned with light brown sticks or thin wood pieces protruding horizontally, and a red seal or stamp to her right. She wears a kimono with a mix of orange, green, and white floral patterns; a predominantly orange top with a white collar; and a green and brown patterned sleeve. The woman holds a writing brush in her right hand and a book in her lap with both hands. The background is beige with vertical darker lines, and there is Japanese writing in black ink.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
341 × 623 px
Museum record:
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