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Buddhist Nun Speaking to Two Little Girls who are Following Her

Kondo Katsunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman in a black and yellow kimono with a large hat holds an object out to two young girls. The woman wears a black kimono with yellow undergarments and a sash. She has a large conical hat on her head and holds a stick with something on the end in the right hand. The woman's left arm is raised to her head holding her hat. The two girls to her left wear kimonos with a yellow base color and wear smaller versions of the woman's hat. The girl on the left holds a basket. The background is a light brown color with a block of Japanese characters in the upper left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1730
Medium
Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
319 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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