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Keisai Eisen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese-style woodblock print of a woman and a dog. The woman has fair skin and black hair styled in an updo. She wears a brown kimono with a floral pattern and a pink and black obi. Her hair is adorned with a pink and white headpiece and a blue ornament. She faces left, her eyes closed. A large circle surrounds her. To the left of the circle, a small dog with a brown and black coat sniffs the ground. The background is beige with a darker beige border. Japanese characters are printed to the right of the circle.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 440 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette