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Genji in Exile at Suma, from the series Genji in Fashionable Modern Guise (Fūryū yatsushi Genji: Suma)

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sepia-toned woodblock print of three people indoors. Two women and a child. The standing woman on the left wears a striped kimono with a checkered obi. Her hair is pulled back and she wears a small hat. The standing woman on the right wears a black kimono with a patterned obi. She wears her hair back with an obi tied around her head. The child sits on their knees on the floor. A small dog is on the floor near them. The interior has a window with sliding doors with many panes of glass. The interior floor has tatami mats. In the background, through an open wall or door on the left, is a view of a body of water and several trees. There are boats on the water. A decorative roof overhangs above. The image contains kanji writing.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1791–92
Medium
Left sheet of a triptych of woodblocks; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
426 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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