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Two Women

Yumiaki Toriyama

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two vertical panels joined together showing two women. The top panel depicts a woman sitting on a floor with a railing to her right; she wears a kimono and has her hair pulled back. The bottom panel shows a woman in a kimono, left leg bent and right leg extended behind her, sitting on a tatami mat floor; she holds her right hand up to her mouth. Both panels feature muted colors and black outlines, and both women wear similar kimonos with designs; the background includes green at the top of each panel and fades to beige with some indistinct designs. The artwork is titled "Two Women" and created by Yumiaki Toriyama.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
115 × 621 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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