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The Lovers Oshichi and Kichisaburo

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts two people, a man and a woman. The man is on the left side, wearing a black robe with red and tan trim and a black hairstyle that is pulled up. He is looking down at the woman with a slight smile on his face. The woman is on the right side of the image, wearing a tan robe with red trim and a tan headpiece. Her black hair is styled with a tan adornment on top. She is looking up at the man and holding his hand in both of hers. There are several lines of Japanese text written vertically along the right edge of the image and a small square of Japanese text in the upper-right corner. The background of the image is a light brown color.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
402 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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