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A Couple Locked in an Embrace

Keisai Eisen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two people embracing, both wearing traditional Japanese clothing. The person on the left sits and faces right, with their head tilted down and to the right; they have black hair in an updo with a hairpiece extending back and down their left shoulder, and their kimono has a pink lining and a grey, yellow, and pink pattern. The person on the right kneels on their left knee, faces left, and leans over the other; they have black hair in an updo and wear a blue and green kimono with plaid pattern, and a pink and grey kimono over it with a floral pattern; their right leg is bent behind them, and their left leg is bent in front of them. Japanese text is printed on either side. Behind the people is a window with a green and white striped curtain and a flowering plant.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1825
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 409 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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