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Kayoi Komachi, from the series "Seven Elegant Episodes of the Poet Komachi" (Fūryū nanakomachi kayoi)

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white woodblock print of three people outdoors. The woman on the left wears a kimono and a dark headband. She holds a closed umbrella with a curved handle in her right hand and a basket in her left hand. The man in the middle wears a black kimono with a white obi and a hat. The man on the right wears a striped kimono and a conical straw hat. The background depicts a landscape with trees, a field and birds in the sky. The image features Japanese characters in two places. The image has aged to a light brown color.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1795
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
430 × 624 px
Museum record:
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