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Interior of the House called Ōgiya

Chōkōsai Eishō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting three people in traditional Japanese clothing. The person on the left is a man sitting on the floor with his knees bent, wearing a black kimono and a pink sash. The person in the middle is a woman sitting on the floor with her knees bent, wearing a gray kimono with pink and orange accents and a floral pattern on the bottom. The person on the right is a man on one knee and one foot, wearing a mauve kimono and a black and gold sash. The man on the right is holding a lacquerware tray with his left hand. The woman in the middle holds a long-stemmed pipe with her right hand and has a long black cord extending from the pipe to the man's mouth on the right. The background has a gold color with feather-like designs. The wall in the background has a light brown baseboard. The print has a white border around the image. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left, right and center of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 330 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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