

Black and white drawing on aged paper. Three people wearing traditional Japanese kimonos. The person on the left is a woman standing on a raised floor, looking down to the right. The person on the right is a woman standing on a tatami mat floor, looking to the left. The person in the center sits on the tatami mat floor between the two women, on a low table. The background includes a grid-patterned room divider and a raised floor. The background also includes hanging decorations and writing. The drawing includes objects on shelves and on the low table. The woman on the left holds a round object. The woman on the right holds a smoking pipe. The paper is off-white with darker edges and darker spots throughout. There are vertical lines on the right side.
Artwork details
- Medium:
- Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 432 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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