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Plucking a Branch from a Neighbor's Plum Tree

Suzuki Harunobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Suzuki Harunobu, "Plucking a Branch from a Neighbor's Plum Tree". The woman wears a green kimono with white flowers and a pink and white striped under-kimono. She faces right, her head turned up and left with closed eyes. The woman stands on her right leg and lifts her left leg behind her. Her left arm is raised and her right holds a large basket. Two rings lie on the ground to her right. A brick wall is behind her with a black tiled roof. Branches with white flowers extend from the top right.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1768
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
459 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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