

A woodblock print depicting two women in traditional Japanese clothing, a kimono. The woman on the right sits on the floor, she has dark hair and wears a kimono with a brown base color and pink flowers. She holds a string of beads in her left hand and appears to be threading or unthreading them. The woman on the left stands behind her. She has dark hair and wears a kimono with a multicolored geometric pattern. A basket sits on the floor to the left; a large piece of paper with Japanese writing covers the top third of the image. The background is a muted color with additional Japanese writing.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 434 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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