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Parrot Komachi

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white Japanese woodblock print. Three women and a small child outdoors. The child has short hair and wears a kimono with a white torso and black bottom with white designs. The woman in the center has black hair and wears a striped kimono with designs on the bottom half. A woman stands on the right with her kimono having a black torso with a white bottom half. Behind them is a tree to the left with a large river, mountains and trees in the background.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1788
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
421 × 625 px
Museum record:
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