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Court Woman at her Desk with Poem Cards

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman with long black hair sitting on floor on right side of image, facing left. She is wearing a traditional Japanese kimono. The woman is writing at a low table with a long rectangular piece of paper and a brush. The table is reddish-brown and rectangular with four legs. On top of the table are a book and a long narrow box. A curtain with a cherry blossom design hangs on the right side. There is Japanese writing on the left side of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
1795 (Year of the Rabbit)
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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