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Visiting Komachi

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork, "Visiting Komachi" by Torii Kiyonaga, features three women. The woman on the left wears a yellow kimono with an orange pattern, and a black hat with an orange band. The woman in the middle wears a white kimono with an orange sash and a long white head covering. The girl on the right wears a brown kimono and an orange hat with white flowers on it. The background shows a beige wall with a brown and orange railing on the right. There are Japanese characters written in black ink at the top and on the right side. The artwork has a beige background with a white border around it.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1779
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
452 × 624 px
Museum record:
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