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The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman has black hair styled in buns on either side of her head, with a decorative piece on top. She wears a long, flowing kimono with a floral pattern in shades of orange, beige, and white. The kimono has a long train and is wrapped around her body with the left side over the right. She stands facing right, with her head slightly bowed. The background features a beige wall with a decorative wood panel at the top. A low table or bench with a curved edge and a patterned cloth is visible behind her. The artist's signature is written vertically on the right side of her kimono.

Artwork details

Date:
1773 or 1774
Medium:
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
291 × 625 px
Museum record:
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