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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three panels of a triptych print, in muted color tones and a beige background. The leftmost panel features a woman holding a black lacquered box with yellow dots, wearing a long red outer robe with white lining over a patterned kimono with blue, green, and white hues, black hair styled with an ornament. The central panel depicts a woman in a multicolored kimono with an orange lining, holding a child in a black robe; the child appears distressed. The rightmost panel shows a seated woman with a red fabric draped over her lap, wearing a blue robe over a patterned kimono with floral designs, her black hair adorned with hairpins. The title "Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)" and artist name "Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu" are incorporated into the description. Japanese text is visible in the right panel, along with a red seal.

Artwork Details

Date
1895
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 297 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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