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Evening Snow on Matsuchi Hilll, from the series Eight Fashionable Views of Edo (Furyu Edo hakkei)

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three women in traditional Japanese clothing sitting on the floor, leaning over a book or map on a low table. The woman on the right wears a patterned kimono with a long orange and white obi; her hair is styled in a bun on top of her head. The woman in the middle wears a dark-colored kimono and has her hair also styled in a bun; she looks at the book. The woman on the left wears a white kimono with a patterned under-kimono; she holds a pipe. In the background, a large window with a grid pattern looks out onto a landscape with trees and a bridge. There appears to be Japanese text on the image.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1765–70
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
467 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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