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Beauties under an Umbrella

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical, rectangular artwork featuring two women. The woman on the left wears a light-brown kimono with darker brown trim, a hat with a brown and black striped band, and looks left; her sleeves are long and flowing. The woman on the right wears a kimono with a lighter brown base and a brown, beige, and blue pattern; she has a hat with a brown and black striped band and looks right. She holds a closed parasol with a rounded top and a long handle above them. A tree branch hangs down across the top. The background is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th century
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
117 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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