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“Woman Holding Up a Parasol” from the series Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy (Fujo ninsō juppen: Higasa o sasu onna)

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a woman in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman is on the left side of the image, facing right. She has a pink and purple head covering on her black hair, pulled back. The head covering has a gold band. Her kimono is purple with pink lining around the neck and on the sleeves. The kimono has green underdress with black polka dots. The woman holds a pink and yellow folding fan in her right hand. The woman holds a blue parasol with yellow ribs and a long handle with both hands. The parasol has a white strip with black text on the inside. The background is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1792–93
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
422 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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