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Album of Prints by Kikugawa Eizan, Utagawa Kunisada, and Utagawa Kunimaru

Kikugawa Eizan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two women wearing kimonos and traditional Japanese hairstyles adorned with hairpins and flowers. The woman on top has a pink and gold kimono with a floral pattern and a pink flower in her hair. The woman on the bottom has a brown kimono with a white floral pattern and a pink flower in her hair. Both women have yellow hairpins protruding from their hair. The background is beige with Japanese writing.

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Date:
19th century
Medium:
Album of 24 woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
419 × 625 px
Museum record:
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