

A print depicting four women indoors. The background shows a floor with tatami mats. On the back wall is a shoji room divider with a window; through the window is a landscape. The women are sitting on the floor. The woman on the left has black hair and is wearing a yellow kimono; she sits on the floor with her legs tucked under her. The woman on the right has a black kimono with a red, orange and yellow striped obi; she is looking down at a baby in her lap. The baby is wearing a white kimono with a pink lining. A second baby sits on the floor to the right of the woman in yellow. The woman on the far right sits on the floor with her back to the viewer; she wears a tan kimono and appears to be reclining. The color palette includes yellow, black, red, orange, pink, white, and tan. The style is traditional Japanese. The print is by Torii Kiyonobu I.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1703
- Medium
- Woodblock print (hand-colored); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 446 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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