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Female Chanter for Jōruri Puppet Theater

Arai Kōu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a woman sitting on a mat. She has dark hair in an updo. She wears a green kimono with spots and a red kimono with spots underneath. The woman sits cross-legged on a pink mat with white designs. She holds a white object in her hands. A green box sits on the floor to her left. Behind her to the left are two puppets. One wears an orange kimono and the other a purple kimono. To the right of the woman is a stringed instrument. The background is a plain wall with Japanese writing on it.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1920
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
442 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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