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Bedroom Scene

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woodblock print titled "Bedroom Scene" by Okumura Masanobu, depicting two people on a tatami mat. The person on the bottom wears a red kimono with a yellow hem and has black hair styled in a low ponytail. They have their head tilted back. The person on top is mostly nude with their back to the viewer and wears a brown striped robe. They have one leg bent and resting on the tatami and the other leg extended. Behind them is a sliding shoji screen with red trim. Through the shoji is a view of a pine tree. The floor is tatami with a low table and a rock garden. The background is beige. There is Japanese writing on the left and right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1739
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (hand colored)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 426 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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