Vertical, rectangular artwork with a woman in a traditional Japanese setting. The woman has dark hair pulled up and wears a long white kimono with pink accents and a complex patterned under-kimono. She holds a small object in her right hand near her face. Her kimono has a dark obi. She stands on a tatami or similar floor. In the background, a large window with a grid pattern looks out onto a body of water with boats. A paper or fabric partition with writing is to her right. The color palette is muted with shades of beige, pink, and gray.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1770
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 126 × 621 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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