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Bust Portrait of Woman with Mirror

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman's bust portrait, with dark hair styled in a traditional Japanese updo adorned with a gold headband and a hairpin; she wears a kimono with a reddish-brown and white design. The woman looks down at a handheld mirror with an abstract design. The background of the image features beige paper with Japanese writing in black ink.

Artwork details

Date:
1796
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
469 × 625 px
Museum record:
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