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The Niwaka Performers

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Niwaka Performers by Kitagawa Utamaro. The image shows a woodblock print of three people. The man in the back is standing and wearing a head wrap and a kimono with a patterned design. He is looking down at the two women in front and slightly to his left. The woman on the left is sitting and wearing a green kimono with white flowers. The woman on the right is sitting and wearing a kimono. She has a pink fan in her hand on the right. The woman on the right's hair is styled in two buns on either side of her head. The woman on the left's hair is styled similarly. The background is a muted gray color with some indistinct designs. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1795
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
420 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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