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Mirror of the Beautiful Women of the Yoshiwara Brothels (Seirō bijin awase sugata kagami) 青楼美人合姿鏡

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book, with two illustrations of women in traditional Japanese clothing. The left page shows two women standing and one sitting by a window with a grid pattern. The standing woman on the left wears a kimono with a pink and green design. The sitting woman on the left wears a kimono with a pink lining. There is a potted plant on the floor. The right page shows two women sitting on a tatami floor. One woman sits cross-legged, smoking a pipe, wearing a kimono with a pink and brown design. The other woman sits on a cushion, wearing a kimono with a pink lining. The background includes a low table with objects on it and a window. Japanese text appears on both pages. The pages are yellowed and worn.

Artwork Details

Date
1776
Medium
Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 518 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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