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Women and Children on the Banks of a Stream

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three-panel artwork featuring women and children. The scene depicts a stream or riverbank setting. The panels are joined to form one image. There are four women and two children. The women wear traditional Japanese clothing, specifically kimonos, with distinctive designs and colors. The two women on the left side wear head coverings or headpieces; one of them holds an object in their right hand. The women on the right side wear headpieces. The woman on the left panel stands on the left and looks down at a kneeling woman on the right. The second panel from the left features a standing woman with a baby on her left hip, another woman behind her on the right, and a woman on the right side sitting on a rock. The rightmost panel features two women looking down; one crouches on the right at water level with a small white dog. The background shows trees, hills, and a body of water with wave patterns. The color palette includes shades of orange, pink, blue, and beige. The artwork is attributed to Kitagawa Utamaro and titled "Women and Children on the Banks of a Stream".

Artwork details

Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 305 px
Museum record:
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