

Young Lovers under a Drooping Willow, Their Hands Clasped, Their Heads Bent
A vertical, rectangular piece of artwork featuring two people and a tree. The people are standing side by side. The person on the left is a man with black hair in a traditional Japanese top knot style. He is wearing a kimono with a dark green and salmon-colored background with designs including a chrysanthemum, waves, and a ginkaku. He is looking down, his right hand on the hilt of a sword. He is wearing geta. The person on the right is a woman with black hair styled with a combs and pins. She wears a kimono with a similar design. She looks down as well. They are both bending forward to one side. Behind them a tree with drooping branches fills the top left corner. The background is light brown. The woman's kimono has a seal. There is Japanese writing vertically on the left side.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1754
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 286 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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