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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette