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Three Women at the Base of a Pine Tree

Katsukawa Shunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three women in traditional Japanese clothing stand at the base of a pine tree. The woman on the left wears a black and orange kimono with yellow flowers and holds a fan over her head. The woman in the middle wears a beige kimono with a patterned obi and a beige hat. The woman on the right wears a black and beige kimono and a black hat with a yellow band. The background includes a wooden fence with a hanging lantern and Japanese writing on a sign. A tree branch with pine needles extends from the upper right corner. The women stand on a concrete surface. The image has a beige background.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
424 × 624 px
Museum record:
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