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A Picture Book Mirror of Various Occupations (Wakoku shoshoku ezukushi) 和国諸職絵尽 諸織 絵本鏡

Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows two pages from a book with Japanese writing and illustrations. The pages are yellowed and have a black line border around the edges. The left page has an illustration of a woman in a kimono standing in a room with a woman sitting on a bench. The woman standing appears to be holding something. There are several people drawn at the top of the page in a small box. The right page has an illustration of a man and woman in a room. The woman is standing and the man is sitting on the floor at a low table. There are several circular pictures on the wall behind them. There is also Japanese writing at the top of the page in a small box. The background of the image is white.

Artwork Details

Date
1685
Medium
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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