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
- Museum record:
- View original
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