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Dancer with Hobby Horse and Two Musicians

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A rectangular piece of aged paper with a drawing on the right side and writing on the left. The drawing depicts a woman in traditional Japanese clothing holding a hobbyhorse, facing left. She has an elaborate hairstyle and wears a kimono with a plaid sash. Two men in traditional Japanese clothing and headwear sit to her right. The man on the right plays a stringed instrument. The writing on the left is in Japanese characters, vertically aligned in two columns. A red circular seal is in the bottom-right corner of the drawing. The paper is set against a white background.

Artwork details

Date:
1798, year of the horse
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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