The image depicts two women in traditional Japanese kimonos. One woman sits on a low wooden platform bed or tatami mat table, wearing a pink kimono with a patterned obi. Her hair is styled in a traditional Japanese updo, adorned with a yellow and black hairpin. She looks up at the standing woman. The standing woman wears a striped kimono and holds a hand lantern in her right hand. Her hair is also styled in a traditional Japanese updo, secured with a yellow hairpin. The background of the image is a plain beige color.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1790
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 421 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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