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Courtesans Beneath a Wisteria Arbor (Fuji dana shita no yūjo tachi)

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print of four women beneath a wisteria arbor; the women wear kimonos and decorative hair accessories, and hold fans; five paper lanterns hang from wisteria vines above; a bench is partially visible behind two of the women; the artist's seal is in the lower-left corner; vertical text is in the right margin.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1795
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
423 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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