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Evening Chime of the Clock (Tokei no banshō), from the series “Eight Parlor Views” (Zashiki hakkei)

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Color woodblock print; two women sitting on a tatami mat floor, wearing traditional Japanese kimonos; one woman sitting on the right wearing a long, light-colored kimono with sleeves folded back; the other woman on the left wearing a red and orange plaid kimono; both women have their hair styled in traditional Japanese fashion; background features a sliding door with a grid pattern and a wall with a window; a low cabinet with a circular object on top is visible on the left; a plant is visible through the window.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1766
Medium
Woodblock print; chuban; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
463 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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