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Couple in an Evening Shower, From the series Three Evening Pleasures of the Floating World

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print of two women. The woman on the right wears a black kimono with light-brown dots and a pink undergarment; she has a pink sash around her waist and a black hat with a brown and yellow band. Her left foot is raised. The woman on the left wears a light-colored kimono and appears to be leaning toward the right. She holds an umbrella in her right hand. The background shows diagonal lines suggesting rain. A vertical text element is on the right edge.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
280 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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