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Two Ladies, Each with a Portion of a Lacquered Mirror

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woodblock print depicts two women. The standing woman on the left wears a pink kimono with a black and gold patterned obi. Her hair is styled in an updo adorned with a gold hairpin. She holds a broken lacquered mirror with a floral design. The seated woman on the right wears a kimono with a black and white pattern. Her kimono has a red lining and she wears a black and gold headpiece. The background is a mottled beige color with some darker spots and Japanese characters are visible.

Artwork Details

Date
1790s
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
263 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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