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A Girl with an Attendant

Isoda Koryūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a beige background. Two women, both wearing traditional Japanese kimonos, are depicted. The woman on the left wears a kimono with a pink and brown top and a long, flowing skirt with pink, gray, and black patterns. Her hair is styled in an updo with a hairpiece. She looks down to her right, her face expressionless. The smaller woman on the right wears a pink kimono and looks up at the other woman. Japanese writing appears at the top and bottom right. The woman on the left wears a wide-brimmed shoe on her left foot, which is visible.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1770
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
130 × 621 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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