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The Oiran Utagawa of Matsubaya attended by Her Kamuro Yoshino and Tatsuta

Katsukawa Shunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Japanese woodblock print. Four women are depicted wearing kimono and traditional hairstyles with pins. The woman on the left wears a light-colored kimono with a black obi; her hair styled in a traditional fashion with a decorative hairpiece; she faces right. The second woman from the left wears a light-colored kimono with a floral pattern; she holds a large parasol and faces left. The woman in the center wears a kimono with a pattern; she faces right. The woman on the right wears a black kimono with white trim and a patterned obi; she faces left. The background is beige with Japanese characters.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1788
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
505 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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