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Scene from the Play "Keisei Kaneni Sakura"

Torii Kiyohiro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts two people wearing traditional Japanese clothing. The person on the left is standing and wearing a hat. They have on a red robe with black and white designs and are holding a pipe. The person on the right is kneeling and wearing a similar robe. The background features a tree with pink flowers and green leaves. There are also several lines of Japanese text on the image, some written vertically on the left side and others written horizontally in the center and on the right side. A small rectangular logo or seal is located at the bottom center of the image. The background of the image is a light beige color.

Artwork Details

Date
1756
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
298 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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