Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

The image depicts a traditional Japanese scene divided into two panels. The left panel features a woman in an orange kimono with a black and green obi standing over a kneeling woman in a black kimono with pink lining. The standing woman's kimono has a light green outer layer and a grey underlay with white dots. A low table with a cylindrical container sits before the kneeling woman. Behind her, a third woman reclines on a patterned blanket, propped on one elbow. The right panel shows a woman in a black kimono with white trim bending over a seated woman in a red kimono. The bent woman's kimono has grey lining and a patterned yellow and green skirt. The reclining woman on the right wears a red and white kimono and holds a small object. A woman in a green kimono with darker green leaf patterns stands to her right. The background includes sliding doors made of paper or fabric panels and a low wall separating the two scenes. Snowflakes fall outside through a window. The artwork is titled "Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons" and created by Kitagawa Utamaro.

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Dimensions:: 900 × 615 px
Museum record:: View original

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Elegant Pleasures of the Four Seasons

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