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Mountain Roses of Ide (Ide no Yamabuki), from the series A Parodic Six Jewel Rivers (Yatsushi Mu-Tamagawa)

Rekisentei Eiri

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three women in traditional Japanese clothing, including kimonos and headpieces, standing on a riverbank. The woman on the left wears a green kimono with a floral pattern. The woman in the middle wears a white kimono with orange accents and a peach-colored kimono with white flowers over it. The woman on the right wears a black and white kimono and holds a sword. The women stand on a beige background with wavy lines indicating water and foliage at the bottom. A vertical banner with Japanese writing is on the left side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1795
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
417 × 624 px
Museum record:
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