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Courtesan with Client before a Tokonoma Alcove

Kubo Shunman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese-style woodblock print depicting a scene with a man and a woman. The man, on the left, wears a green kimono and sits on the floor with his legs tucked under him. The woman, on the right, wears a pink kimono and sits on the floor with her legs tucked under her, her body facing the man. The man and woman sit on either side of a low, black table with a rounded top. The background includes a tokonoma alcove, a recessed area in a traditional Japanese room, containing a decorative panel. A window on the right side of the image looks out onto a snowy scene. A curtain hangs in the upper left corner. Japanese text runs vertically along the left side of the image. The color palette is muted, with shades of green, pink, and beige.

Artwork details

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