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Woman Cutting Her Nails after GatHering Herbs

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print, beige background; woman sitting on floor in white and red kimono; long black hair; cutting fingernails with scissors; two black and yellow patterned bowls and teapot to her left; small table with plant on left; Japanese writing on right side and top; red seal on upper right.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
551 × 625 px
Museum record:
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