

Ladies in Waiting of the Chiyoda Castle: Sword Practice and Puppet Kyōgen
The image is a triptych print of a traditional Japanese scene. The left panel depicts two women, one in a blue kimono with floral patterns and another in a yellow kimono, standing together near a fence, with the woman in blue holding a sword. The middle and right panels show five women, all with black hair and wearing kimonos, sitting or kneeling on a balcony with a red floor, engaging with puppets and a puppet head. The background features a yellow fence with greenery and trees, as well as a gray sky with trees. The overall color palette is muted with pastel tones. The image includes Japanese text in various places.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1895
- Medium:
- Triptych from an album of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 296 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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