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The Lady of Rokujo being Visited by the Princess Aoi

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woodblock print depicts two women. The woman on the left sits on a veranda in a pink kimono with green leaves and purple flowers. She wears a black hat with a stick across it. The woman on the right is kneeling on the ground facing the woman on the left. The woman on the right wears a striped kimono, a black hat with a stick across it and a floral patterned obi. A blossoming tree branch hangs from the top left. A sliding door with a translucent curtain and woman silhouette is behind the woman on the left. A wooden railing runs along the bottom of the veranda. The background is a light brown woodblock print texture.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1805
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
410 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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