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Window Opening Toward the Sea

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The scene shows a woman in a long kimono standing indoors, with two women kneeling on the floor beside her. The woman on the right has black hair styled in a bun, and she wears a long white kimono decorated with a floral pattern. She holds a blue and green garment. The kneeling woman on the left wears a brown kimono and tends to the standing woman's foot. The kneeling woman in the center has black hair and wears a beige kimono with a red obi and a floral patterned skirt; she holds a long piece of fabric. The background features a large window with a view of a body of water and a distant tree-covered shore. The interior room includes blue wallpaper with white flowers, a brown floor, and a beige wall. The print features a scalloped border at the top with Japanese writing. The artist's signature appears vertically on the right side. The scene captures a domestic moment with traditional Japanese clothing and setting.

Artwork details

Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
466 × 625 px
Museum record:
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