

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
- View original
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