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Large Head and Bust Portrait of the Oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya.

Chōkōsai Eishō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A large head and bust portrait depicts a woman with her head turned to the left, wearing a kimono with muted red and white hues. The woman's dark hair is styled up and adorned with a decorative black and yellow hairpiece. The hairpiece consists of a curved yellow base with long, thin yellow protrusions and two large black oval shapes. The woman's kimono has a white collar and a red body with white stripes and a white floral pattern. Her right hand is visible in the bottom left, resting on her kimono. The background of the image is a light beige color with some darker spots. Two columns of black Japanese text are on the left side. The woman's face is pale with pink lips and thin eyebrows.

Artwork Details

Date
probably 1798
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
436 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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