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Two Tori-oi, or Itinerant Women Musicians of the Eta Class

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two women wearing traditional Japanese kimonos, one with a black top and beige bottom with blue trim, the other with a beige kimono with black and blue accents; the woman on the right carries a beige parasol and blue bag, the woman on the left holds a stringed instrument; a small white dog is on the floor; a hanging picture shows two people; a framed scene with a mountain and body of water hangs on the wall; a red curtain; a grid-patterned window.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
436 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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