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Collection of Short Poems in Chinese from Itako (Itako zekku shū) 潮来絶句集

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The book has two pages with illustrations. The pages are yellowed and have a worn, aged appearance. The left page shows a woman sitting on a low stool at a low table, leaning on her left arm. She wears a kimono with a dark green collar and cuffs and a light-colored body with a red obi. She has her hair pulled back. There are trees and plants behind her. The right page shows three women sitting on the floor. The woman on the left wears a red kimono, the woman in the middle wears a purple kimono, and the woman on the right wears a green kimono. There are Japanese characters written in black ink on both pages. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1802 (Kyōwa 2)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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