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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych print with four women on it. On the right panel, a seated woman with a red robe and a blue and white kimono is on the ground in front of a woman with a blue and white kimono. The scene is in front of a brown wall with a tree and veranda. In the middle panel, two women stand on stones; one wears a black kimono with colorful patterns and the other wears a kimono with blue lining and red and blue patterns. To the left is a woman with a blue lining kimono and a red patterned outer layer. A tree stands to the left of a tall, tiled fence. In the background is a pagoda. The artist's seal is on the bottom left and vertical text is on the top right. Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women) by Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu.

Artwork Details

Date
1895
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 305 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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