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Bedroom Scene

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woodblock print titled "Bedroom Scene" by Okumura Masanobu. The print shows two nude people on a patterned mat. The person on the bottom has dark hair and lies on their back with their head toward the left side. They have their knees bent and feet flat on the mat. The person on top has their back to the viewer, is lying on their stomach, and rests their face on the other person's chest. Their right leg is bent at the knee and extends to the right side of the image. The mat has a black, yellow, and pink diamond pattern and a red and yellow plaid pattern. To the left of the pair is a tall, cylindrical lantern with a handle. The lantern's shade is white with black lines. A small table with a round base and a circular yellow top sits under the lantern. In the background, there is a wooden railing and a view of a body of water with people and a mountain on the right side. The print features Japanese text in the upper right and left sides.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1739
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (hand colored)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 433 px
Museum record:
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