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Girl and Lover in Snow

Koikawa Harumasa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print titled "Girl and Lover in Snow" by Koikawa Harumasa. The print shows two figures standing close together. The woman is positioned at the bottom and the man at the top. The woman wears a green kimono with a pink under-kimono. The kimono has a white floral pattern. The woman wears a long-sleeved kimono with a narrow sleeve. The woman's hair is pulled back and covered with a headscarf. The man wears a dark-colored kimono. The man and woman both wear traditional Japanese footwear. The background is beige with white snowflakes. The print features Japanese characters on the left side. The characters are written vertically. The print is in muted colors. The image is long and thin. The subjects are positioned diagonally.

Artwork Details

Date
early 19th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
130 × 621 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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