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New Year's Games, from the printed book Flowers of the Four Seasons (Shiki no hana)

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print depicting four women. The woman on the far left wears a pink kimono with a patterned green and gold obi; she holds a fan in her right hand. The woman next to her wears an orange kimono with a black obi; she looks up at something. The third woman from the left lies on her stomach on a raised wooden platform, propped up on her elbows; she wears a pink kimono. The woman on the far right crouches on the platform and wears a brown kimono. The women play with a ball on the platform. The scene takes place outdoors in a courtyard with a tree, bamboo fence, and potted plant. The image has a yellow background. The style is traditional Japanese ukiyo-e.

Artwork details

Date:
1801
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 417 px
Museum record:
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