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Ornament Ball from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Mizuno Toshikata

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman in a blue and white kimono with a red undergarment visible at her side stands in profile facing left; she has black hair in a tall bun and holds a white cord in both hands. A green and tan wall with vertical stripes and patterns is behind her. A pole with multi-colored ribbons hanging from it stands to her left; the pole is topped with green leaves and a circle of multi-colored flowers.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1906
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 430 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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