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Women Weaving Silk Cloth

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts three women in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman on the left stands, wears a kimono with green and gold designs, and has a black hair bun; she looks down at the seated woman in front of her. The middle woman sits at a loom with long dark hair. The woman on the right sits on the floor with her back to the viewer, wearing a kimono and has a black hair bun. A large loom with a wooden frame, beams, and strings is behind them. The background includes a cloudy sky and Japanese characters on the left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
412 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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