The watchers and the watched

Suzuki Harunobu (1725-1770)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1764-1772
Height:
28.3 cm  (11 1/8 in.)
Width:
21.0 cm  (8 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
ink and color on paper
Place of creation:
Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Japanese art[Museum inv. no.: JP876]

Description

A group of girls are cooking and one is playing a shamisen while a group of men watch them from outside.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shamisen [3451]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5229