

Court Lady Beneath an Old Plum Tree; Two Lacquer Cabinets for the Shell-matching Game
The image shows a two-page spread from an old book. The left page contains mostly black Japanese text with some illustrations of lacquer cabinets at the top. The right page has a colorful illustration of a woman in a red dress and a green and gold shawl standing next to a tree with no leaves. The woman has long dark hair and is wearing a red dress with a green and gold shawl draped over her shoulders. She is standing on a rocky surface with a tree to her right. The background of the illustration is a light yellow color. There are several lines of Japanese text throughout the pages.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1793
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 600 × 450 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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