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The Fourth Iwai Hanshiro as a Young Girl Standing by a Wooden Bench

Katsukawa Shun'ei 勝川春英

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A young girl stands beside a wooden bench, wearing a blue kimono with pink flowers and a green obi. She has a red undergarment and pink leggings. Her kimono sleeves are billowed up behind her. She is wearing a headband and has her hair pulled back. There are cherry blossoms on the branches above her. The background is beige. The girl's right arm is raised to her head. Her left arm is down. She is wearing white geta. The artwork style is ukiyo-e.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1790?
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
283 × 624 px
Museum record:
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