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Geisha Walking through the Snow at Night

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a pink kimono with white flowers and a beige apron holds a parasol over herself and another woman. The woman on the right wears a black and beige striped kimono and white head covering. She carries a black object and a white pot with a red cross. They walk through falling snow. The woman on the left wears a black and yellow headpiece. The background is a gray gradient to black at the top with scattered white specks representing snow. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1797
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
416 × 625 px
Museum record:
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