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Scene from a Drama

Okumura Masanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Japanese woodblock print. The print depicts two people in traditional Japanese clothing. The person on the left is a man with short black hair wearing a kimono with a green and gold pattern. He faces right and looks up. The person on the right is a woman wearing a kimono with a green and white pattern. She faces left, her head tilted back, and her right hand on her head. The background includes a beige color with a bare tree. A torii gate is on the left side. A vertical sign is on the right side. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left and right sides of the print. A red seal is in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1744
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
293 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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