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Princess Fujitsubo in Court Costume with a Fan

Yashima Gakutei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The woman sits on the right side of the image wearing a kimono with a red undergarment; the kimono is primarily white with green and gold accents, with rust coloring around the sleeves and body. The kimono has a repeating white and gold design on the sleeves and body. She wears her dark hair in a traditional Japanese style adorned with combs. She holds a fan in her right hand and rests her left hand on her knee; the fan is open and features a scene with blue waves. A brown sash wraps around her waist. The image includes Japanese text: there are two columns of text on the right side of the image; there is a square text box in the upper left with several lines of cursive script and a small text bubble beside the woman's head. The background is a faded beige color.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
547 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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