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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
Museum record:
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