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A Woman Seated in a Kago

Ishikawa Toyonobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese woodblock print; depicts a woman seated on the ground and another woman reclining in a covered kago; both women in traditional kimonos; the reclining woman's kimono orange with white floral patterns; the seated woman's kimono green with orange star patterns; kago has a green and white striped awning; background beige; Japanese characters written in black ink.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1752
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
448 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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