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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Women)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three-panel artwork depicting women in traditional Japanese clothing. Left panel: A woman with black hair sits on the floor, wearing a gray kimono with floral designs; her kimono's train extends to the left. Middle panel: A woman with black hair stands, wearing a white kimono with a red lining and floral designs. Right panel: A woman with black hair wears an orange kimono with floral designs; a black and white dog stands before her. The background of each panel is beige. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right edge of the right panel. A small, illegible inscription is on the left edge of the left panel.

Artwork Details

Date
1895
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 297 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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