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Group of Women on the Engawa of a Country House, in the time of the Cherry Blossoming

Utamaro II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A group of five women are on an engawa, a type of veranda. Four women wear kimonos and have their hair styled in up-dos; they wear traditional Japanese hats. The woman on the left wears a black and white striped kimono with a red obi; she stands at the engawa's edge. Two women sit on the engawa; one on the right wears a green kimono with white flowers, and plays a shamisen. A woman stands behind her wearing a black kimono, and another woman stands in the engawa's corner wearing a pink kimono. Cherry blossoms are in bloom below the veranda. The background shows a landscape with rolling hills, a river, and mountains. A kite flies in the sky.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1806
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
413 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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