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Nagauta Kihan

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print, Nagauta Kihan by Isoda Koryūsai. The image depicts two women outdoors. The woman on the left sits within a low wooden structure with a tiled roof. The woman wears a striped kimono and sits on the floor with her right leg bent, her right arm resting on her bent right knee and her left hand raised to her face. A small wooden box sits beside her on the floor. The woman on the right stands outside the structure, wearing a white kimono with pink and green undergarments visible. The standing woman's kimono is adorned with a leaf pattern. She wears her hair up with a decorative pin. The background features a beige sky and distant mountains. The print features black text in the upper right and top center.

Artwork Details

Date
1735–1790
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
472 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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