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Scene from a Drama

Torii Kiyonobu II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting two women standing in a field of tall yellow grass and plants with purple flowers. The woman on the left wears a yellow kimono with a black obi and peach-colored undergarment visible at the hem, and holds a black object in her right hand. The woman on the right wears a yellow kimono with a brown obi; she holds a circular fan in her right hand and a black rectangular object in her left. The background features a fence on the right and a body of water with wavy lines indicating movement, and several conical thatched roof structures. The print includes several lines of Japanese text in black ink.

Artwork Details

Date
1735 or 1736
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
314 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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