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The Oiran Yoso-oi Seated at Her Toilet

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woodblock print of two women. The woman on the left sits on the floor with her knees bent. She wears a black kimono with a white pattern. Her head is tilted down and to the right; her left elbow rests on her knee and her hand supports her head. She has a black oblong object in her right hand. Her hair is pulled back and adorned with long, thin, light-colored sticks, possibly hairpins or chopsticks. The woman on the right kneels beside her, leaning forward. She wears a pink kimono with a floral pattern and a green undergarment visible on her back. Her hair is also pulled back. The background features a beige wall on the left with Japanese characters and a green area on the right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1799
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
425 × 625 px
Museum record:
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