

Picture Book of the Evergreens (Ehon tokiwagusa) 繪本常盤草
Two-page spread from a book with black and white illustrations and some brown discolouration. The left page shows a woman in a kimono sitting on a low bed in an interior room with wood panel walls and a raised floor. She has long black hair and sits cross-legged on the floor in front of a low table. There are some flowers and a vase on the table. The right page shows a woman in a kimono sitting on a veranda or balcony with a railing. She sits cross-legged on the floor with her back to the viewer. There is a small inset picture at the top right, showing some trees and a body of water. Above the inset picture is a box with black Japanese characters on it.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1731
- Medium
- Woodblock-printed book; ink and hand-coloring on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 400 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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