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Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

Utagawa Toyokuni

Cleveland Museum of Art

Three-panel artwork, Cherry Blossoms in the Wind by Utagawa Toyokuni, depicting four women outdoors. The left panel shows two women standing and one seated woman with a fourth woman standing behind, all under a flowering tree. The woman on the left wears a black kimono; the seated woman wears a pink kimono; and the woman behind her wears a green kimono. The central panel depicts a man and woman, both wearing kimonos, with the man wearing a striped kimono, and the woman wearing a pink kimono with a patterned shawl. The right panel shows a man bending over to pick up a box while a woman in a pink kimono balances on one leg. Behind them, an offshoots of a flowering tree is prominently depicted. The color palette features pink, green, black, white, and beige.

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Dimensions:
900 × 460 px
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