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Two Geisha

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A tall, narrow image of two women in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman on the right wears a red and white striped kimono with a low neckline; her kimono has a green obi and a pink lining. She stands with her left hand raised to her head and her hair pulled back. A woman on the left kneels and wears a black kimono with a grid pattern. The background shows a beige wall with a hanging paper lantern on the top left side; the lantern has horizontal lines around its body and a small loop on top. A beige curtain hangs on the right side of the image. The floor is beige.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
120 × 622 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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