Piece

Unknown (Japanese)


Item type:
textile, clothing and costume
Date of creation:
18th century
Height:
6.4 cm  (2 1/2 in.)
Width:
6.7 cm  (2 5/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
silk
Place of creation:
Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Japanese art[Museum inv. no.: 20.148.1016]

Description

In one corner a woman is playing a biwa while in the other corner, a man is holding a staff.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Biwa [3325]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5226