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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three women in traditional Japanese kimonos. The woman on the left wears a pink kimono with a floral pattern and has her hair styled in a bun. The woman in the center wears a kimono with a yellow, green, and red pattern and holds an object in her left hand. The woman on the right kneels and wears a blue kimono with a red and green floral pattern. The background shows a mountain on the left and a building on the right. The sky is beige and orange. The image is a triptych.

Artwork Details

Date
1895
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 302 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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