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A Woman and a Cat

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a pink kimono with white flowers sits on the floor, holding her kimono up with her right hand. Her hair is styled in a bun and adorned with hairpins. A black chest with gold hardware and a pink item on top sits to her right. A cat with a bow on its head lies on the floor in front of her, looking up at her. The background is beige with darker spots and a vertical line of Japanese characters on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1793–94
Medium
One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
420 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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