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The Idle Broom

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical Japanese woodblock print on beige background. Two women standing close together, heads tilted down. Woman on the left wears red and brown kimono with wide obi; black hair tied up with two black and red hairpins. Woman on the right wears green striped kimono with narrower obi; black hair tied up. Both women hold a piece of paper with writing. Black Japanese text above and at bottom left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1780
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
116 × 621 px
Museum record:
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