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Wakamurasaki of the Kadotamaya

Chōkōsai Eishō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wakamurasaki of the Kadotamaya by Chōkōsai Eishō: A woman with black hair styled up with two wooden sticks and a pink floral piece, wearing a pink and white kimono with a diamond pattern, holding a clear bottle with a red design and a long neck, looking down to the left, with Japanese characters on the left side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
432 × 624 px
Museum record:
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