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
- Museum record:
- View original
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