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The Third Segawa Kikunojo as a Woman

Katsukawa Shunkō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman standing on a beach. She is wearing a traditional Japanese kimono with a pink and gold pattern and a black hat adorned with gold decorations. Her kimono has a long pink and orange obi tied behind her back. She has short dark hair. The background features a beige sky, a branch of a cherry blossom tree with pink blossoms extending from the top right corner, and a body of water with waves and rocks on the beach. The image also includes some Japanese text written vertically on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1780
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
292 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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