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Two Beauties

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two women in traditional Japanese clothing. The standing woman on the right wears a dark brown kimono with a red lining and white floral designs. Her kimono sleeves are blue on the outside and dark brown on the inside. Her obi is dark brown with white designs. She wears a black hat with a red and white design on top and a white and pink flower on the back. She has black hair. The kneeling woman on the left wears a black and white checkered kimono with a green lining. She holds a blue and white object. She wears a black headpiece. Both women have their heads tilted down and to the left. The woman on the right looks at the kneeling woman. The background is light brown. There are vertical Japanese characters on the top left. The image has a gray border with a floral pattern and gold trim.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1801–4
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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