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Gonpachi ni Komurasaki no Toko no Tsuki

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a black kimono with a tan and dark pattern stands on the right side. The woman's hair is pulled back in a queue and she faces left. The woman on the left sits cross-legged on a green mat with her head angled down. The sitting woman has her right arm raised to her face. She wears a tan kimono and a black and gold headpiece with a large bow on top. Her dark hair is pulled back. A green hill is behind her on the right. A circle in the top left contains another hill and a body of water. A white banner with black Japanese characters hangs down from the circle. The background is tan with Japanese characters on the left and right sides.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1795
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
413 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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