The image depicts a woman and a man. The woman is sitting cross-legged on the left side. She has black hair styled in a bun on top of her head. She wears a red kimono with a floral pattern and plays a shamisen. The man sits cross-legged on the right side. He has a shaved head with black hair on the sides styled into buns. He wears a black robe over an orange kimono with a small square pattern. An open book and a small box are in front of them. The background is beige. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side.
Artwork Details
- Medium
- Woodblock print (hand-colored); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 475 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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