Young lady taking a lesson on the shamisen

Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1751)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
late 17th-early 18th c.
Height:
22.2 cm  (8 3/4 in.)
Width:
16.5 cm  (6 1/2 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.: JP3065]

Description

A woman is playing a shamisen while a man reads next to her.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shamisen [3451]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5232