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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych print depicts five women in traditional Japanese kimonos. The women have dark hair styled in buns with protruding sticks. Four women wear kimonos with predominantly red, purple, green and yellow designs. One woman stands under a tree with pink leaves on the left. The other four women are standing or sitting on a path and near a body of water. A building with a blue roof and metal gate is on the left. The background includes a body of water, rocks, and trees with pink leaves. The sky is beige. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
1895
Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
598 × 299 px
Museum record:
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