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A Picnic Party at Hagidera

Katsukawa Shunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-panel artwork depicting a group of people outdoors. Six individuals, all wearing traditional Japanese kimonos, are present. Three women stand and three women sit on a low platform covered with a red mat. The standing women wear long kimonos; one has a gray kimono, one a long purple kimono with red lining, and one a green kimono. The sitting women wear kimonos in pink, red and gray, and red; two hold objects in their hands. The background features yellow hills with trees and bushes. A lantern stands on the platform between the panels. The artwork's color palette is muted. The composition is split into two panels with a thin gap between them.

Artwork Details

Medium
Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 445 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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