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A Parcel of Three Diverse Prints

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image by Artist Toshusai Sharaku is a print of a woman in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman has a black and yellow hairpiece on her head with long yellow pieces sticking out. She wears a pink, blue, and white kimono with a floral pattern. Her kimono has a green wave pattern on the inside. The background of the print is beige with pink cherry blossoms at the top. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side and in the top right corner of the print. The woman's face is white with red lips and she looks to the left.

Artwork Details

Medium
Three woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
419 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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