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Ladies in Waiting of the Chiyoda Castle: Sword Practice and Puppet Kyōgen

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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:
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