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Hanazono of Nakaori-ya

Yanagawa Shigenobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman in traditional Japanese clothing. She wears a black and white kimono with a floral pattern. A red sash is tied around her waist. Her head is covered with a blue cloth. She holds a round fan in her right hand. The fan has a brown background with white text and a white flower. The woman stands on a patterned cloth. The background of the image is beige. There are several lines of Japanese text on the left side of the image. A red seal is also present on the left.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1825
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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