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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three-panel artwork depicting a scene with women and roosters. Left panel: A woman in a purple kimono with white stripes and a red sash stands on the left side. The woman has black hair styled up and looks down. She stands on a patch of grass and dirt. The panel background is beige. Center panel: A grayscale depiction of a Japanese building and some trees. Two roosters fight in the foreground. Right panel: Two women sit on the ground; one wears a blue kimono with a colorful floral pattern and the other wears an orange kimono with a similar pattern. Both women have black hair styled up. A cherry blossom tree is behind them, and a pillar with Japanese writing is on the right edge.

Artwork Details

Date
1895
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 299 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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