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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of three women. The woman on the left wears a purple kimono with a red obi; she sits on a low wall, under a blossoming cherry tree. The woman on the right wears a red kimono; she stands on a wooden platform. The woman in the center wears a blue kimono; she sits on the wooden platform. The background shows a building with windows made of rice paper or thin wood slats, and distant mountains. The sky is hazy and light blue. The women wear hairstyles with buns on top of their heads. The woman on the left's kimono has a large floral pattern; the woman on the right's kimono has a floral pattern; the woman in the center's kimono has red trim. The women's kimonos have long, low-hanging sleeves. The women's footwear includes geta and zori. The image includes Japanese text on a scroll.

Artwork details

Date:
1895
Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 300 px
Museum record:
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