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Picture Book of Mount Asaka (Ehon asakayama) 絵本浅香山

Nishikawa Sukenobu 西川祐信

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Open book with two pages. Left page shows two women in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman on the left has black hair tied back and wears a kimono. The woman on the right on that page has her back to the viewer and also wears a kimono; she has an updo. Right page shows one woman in traditional Japanese clothing; she wears a kimono and head covering; her right hand is raised near her face. All women wear patterned kimonos. Black lines form decorative borders around each drawing. The pages are yellowed. The background behind the book is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1739
Medium:
Woodblock printed book; ink on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 400 px
Museum record:
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