Evening Snow on the Nurioke, from the series Eight Parlor Views
The image depicts a woman and a child sitting on the floor. The woman wears a gray, black, and orange kimono with brown pants. Her hair is styled in a bun on top of her head. She sits cross-legged, facing left, and looks down. The child, dressed in a white and orange kimono, sits to her right, also looking down. The child’s hair is tied up. Three white objects resembling snow piles or fabric are on the floor to their left. A window with a grid pattern is on the back wall, and the walls are beige. The floor has a light brown color.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1766
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 473 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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