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Three Niwaka Performers, Chasenuri, Kurokiri, and Saimon (Tea-whisk Seller, Firewood Seller, Shrine Festival Perfomer), from the “Geisha of the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival” (Seiro Niwaka Onna Geisha)

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print of three women. The woman on the left wears a green kimono and holds a fan with a white design. The woman on the right wears a black kimono with pink accents and a white head covering, she looks at the fan; The woman in the back wears a green and red head covering and a green and pink kimono; she carries a box on her back and holds sticks. The background of the image features muted colors with two columns of Japanese writing. The overall color palette consists of muted greens, pinks, and browns.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1794
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
411 × 624 px
Museum record:
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