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Where is Tokubei?

Momokawa Shiko II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a long purple kimono and holding a parasol walks on a path. The parasol is purple and yellow. A lantern hangs from her left hand. There are two men behind her. One crouches to the right, wearing a light-colored kimono, and another stands behind him, wearing a black kimono with a yellow hat. The man standing wears a parasol. They are on a dirt path; one side has a grassy area. There are slanted rain lines in the sky. There are characters written vertically on the left. The background has a tree trunk.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 275 px
Museum record:
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