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Combing His Hair

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts two women in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman on the left is standing and combing the hair of the seated woman on the right. The standing woman wears a striped kimono with an orange and brown obi and has her black hair styled in a bun with an orange headband. She holds a comb in her right hand and a brown basket on her back. The seated woman wears a coral and beige kimono with a black obi and plays a shamisen. She sits on a tatami mat floor with her left leg tucked under her. A low table with shelves is to her right. The background features tatami mat flooring with a window showing a snowy scene.

Artwork Details

Date
1770
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
463 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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