Two ladies; one is playing the biwa (Japanese lute) and the other, the koto (Japanese harp)

Kubo Shunman (1757-1820)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1815
Height:
20.3 cm  (8 in.)
Width:
18.1 cm  (7 1/8 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.: JP2279]

Description

A woman is playing a biwa while another woman is playing a koto.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Biwa [3325]
Koto [3668]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5240