

The Mad Woman of Yawata (Yawata no kyōjo) from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel
The woman wears a kimono with a white base, blue floral designs on the sleeves and upper body, and a dark blue lower section. A red and white patterned cloth is visible under the kimono. Her hair is styled in a bun. She leans on a tree trunk with her face downcast. The background features a tree, bushes, and a distant horizon line. The artwork has a beige background with a slightly darker tone at the top.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1905
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 449 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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