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One of Thirty-Six Flowers

Ippitsusai Bunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Japanese woodblock print. A standing woman and a kneeling woman are indoors, their heads turned to the right. The standing woman wears a striped kimono and holds a large fan. She stands on a striped floor with her left foot bare. The kneeling woman wears a brown kimono. Outside through a window are boats on a body of water and a distant landscape. Two scrolls with Japanese writing hang on either side. The background features a building, mountains and autumn-colored trees. The color palette is muted with shades of brown, beige, and tan.

Artwork Details

Date
1723–1792
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
456 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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