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Love Poses in the Narabi Hills (Nure sugata narabi no oka) 濡姿雙の岡

Okumura Masanobu 奥村政信

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a Japanese woodblock print book opened to two pages. The left page depicts three people standing and one sitting outside; the standing people wear traditional kimonos in shades of orange, red, and green. The person on the far left wears a kimono with a green and beige check pattern and a red obi; the second person from the left wears a kimono with orange and red stripes, and a red obi; and the third person from the left wears a kimono with a black background and red and orange stripes, and an orange obi; the seated figure wears an orange kimono. The right page depicts one person sitting at a low table indoors, wearing a green kimono; the table has a curved end and a cylindrical object on it. The background of both pages features Japanese text and designs, including flowers and trees. The pages have a beige background with darker edges.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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