

Print by Utagawa Kunisada. The image depicts a woman standing behind a blue curtain with white rectangular designs. She has dark hair pulled up into a bun with a gold ornament. She wears a kimono with a brown and black patterned design and a blue and white patterned hem. A white cloth is draped over her right shoulder. A yellow sign with black Japanese characters hangs from the curtain on the right. A sword with a brown handle and scabbard lies on the floor to the left. The background features a beige wall with vertical wooden slats. Japanese characters are written vertically on the left side.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1850
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 443 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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