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The Making of Silk Floss

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. Four women are shown. The woman on the left is barefoot and wearing a pink and white patterned kimono and a black hat with a yellow band. She is holding a pole with white strings hanging from it. Three women on the right are wearing kimonos and hats. The woman on the far right is wearing a black and white striped kimono and a pink sash. She and another woman are holding a white rectangular object. The background is a beige color with Japanese writing. A yellow decorative element runs across the top.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1790
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
417 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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