

A Collection of Witty Poems on Michinoku Paper (Michinoku-gami kyōka awase) 陸奥紙狂歌合
Japanese-style artwork on aged paper, with black border. A woman with long black hair sits on the floor, wearing a pink kimono with a patterned purple and black under kimono. The woman sits on a patterned fabric, facing a pink screen with a pink and white curtain on the left. The screen has a pink and purple mountainous scene at the top. The curtain is tied with a red cord and has pink, peach and white coloring. There is Japanese text written in black ink throughout the artwork. The text is written vertically on the right side and scattered on the top and middle right.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1793
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 399 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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