Two Young Ladies Having Tea Attended by Elderly Servant

Two seated women in patterned kimono lean toward each other beneath an archery rack hung with bows, one gesturing with her hand as the other extends a small sprig between them; a black iron kettle steams on a brazier at their feet, with an umbrella and teacup nearby. At left, an older woman in a checkered apron leans through a sliding doorway, looking toward the pair, while columns of cursive text fill the left margin of the sheet. The palette is muted — ochre, sage green, and soft browns against pale cream paper. Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper, 1750, by Ryūryūkyo Shinsai; titled *Two Young Ladies Having Tea Attended by Elderly Servant*.