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The Oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya attended by Two Shinzo and Her Kamuro Yoshino

Utamaro II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print featuring three women. The woman on the left wears a peach-colored kimono with a blue sash and a black and gold hairpiece. She faces right. The woman in the middle wears a peach kimono with white polka dots, a blue and gold patterned obi, and a black and gold hairpiece. She also faces right. The woman on the right wears a peach kimono and a long black obi with a wave design. Her kimono has a yellow sash. She faces left and holds an object with a white flower. All three women have black hair and wear traditional Japanese hairstyles adorned with gold accents. The background of the print is a light beige color with Japanese writing in black ink on the top left and right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1806
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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