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Three Beauties of the Kwansei Period

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three women with dark hair styled up with gold adornments. The woman on the left wears a gray kimono. The woman on the right wears a black kimono with red lining. The woman in the back wears a blue kimono with pink lining. All three women have their hair pulled back and adorned with gold hairpins. The woman on the right holds a folding fan in her left hand. The background is beige with some Japanese writing and a small circular symbol.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1791
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
418 × 625 px
Museum record:
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