

Colorful woodblock print of two women in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman on the left has a striped kimono with orange, blue and white colors. A floral pattern adorns the sleeves and lower hem. The woman on the right wears a kimono with green and peach-colored floral designs. Both women have black hair styled in buns on top of their heads. They stand in front of a low wall with a large window looking out onto a tree with long hanging branches. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side of the image. The artist's signature is written near the bottom right. A small rectangular seal is located in the bottom-left corner. The background of the print is a light beige color.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1711–1785
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 303 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like

Young Lovers under a Drooping Willow, Their Hands Clasped, Their Heads Bent

Scene from a Drama

The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters

Two Geisha Preceded by a Maid Carrying a Lantern

The Actor Arashi Tominosuke (Standing) in the Role of Hyasakihime, and Ichimura Kamezo as Kanto Koroku

The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya from the series Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double Mirrors

Scene from the "Chushingura" Drama

Young Woman Making Her Toilet

Ladies at a Picnic

Segawa Tomisaburō II and Nakamura Manyo as Yadorigi and Her Maid Wakakusa in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"

Onoe Kikugorō in the role of Yaoya Oshichi and Nakamura Kiyosaburō as her lover the koshō (page) Kichisaburō

Flower of Akashi (Akashi no hana)

See Them Fly

A Long-Tailed Fowl (Onagadori), from the series Twelve Assorted Birds (Shochō jūnikin)

Vesper Bell of the Temple of Great Buddha

The Actor Nakamura Kumetaro I as a Oiran

The Oiran Kasugano of Ōgiya on Parade

Two Beauties

Young Women Playing Cat’s Cradle (Ayatori)

The Evening Wind-bell

Courtesans Beneath a Wisteria Arbor (Fuji dana shita no yūjo tachi)


Spirit Summoner; Wild Geese Returning Home (Maboroshi; Rakugan) (right) and A Thin Veil of Clouds; Clearing Weather (Usugumo; Seiran) (left), from the series Eight Views of The Tale of Genji in the Floating World (Ukiyo Genji hakkei)

A Couple Locked in an Embrace





