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Lady Kesa from kuchie (frontispiece) of a novel

Tomioka Eisen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a woman with long black hair sitting on a red chair. The woman wears a white robe with a pink kimono underneath. The robe drapes over her left shoulder and across her body to her right hip. A patterned fabric is wrapped around her waist. She sits with her eyes closed and her head tilted back. Her mouth is slightly open. In the background, there is a green vertical strip with gold designs on the left side of a peach-colored wall. On the right side of the wall, there is a blue river with white flowers hanging above it. A red lantern hangs in the water. The print has a beige background with darker edges.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1906
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 420 px
Museum record:
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