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High-Ranking Samurai Girl with Four Attendants, from the series A Brocade of Eastern Manners (Fūzoku Azuma no nishiki)

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a group of five people. A tall woman on the left wears a kimono with a diamond pattern and a head covering. Next to her is a shorter girl in an orange kimono with a floral pattern. In the center, a woman holds an open umbrella and wears a black kimono with a yellow sash and white flowers. To her right, a woman wears a pink kimono with a checkered pattern and a black hat. Behind them, another woman wears a pink kimono and a black hat. The background is a light tan color. The women are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1784
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
434 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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