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Seiro Niwaka Onna Geisha no Bu Tojin Shishi Sumo

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three women in traditional Japanese clothing are depicted. The woman on the left has dark hair tied in a bun and wears a beige kimono with vertical stripes, holding a pipe. The woman in the center, partially obscured, has a similar hairstyle and wears an orange and beige kimono; she is holding a pipe in her left hand. The woman on the right has dark hair adorned with ornaments and is dressed in a beige and white checkered kimono layered over an orange garment, and is holding a fan. The central figure wears a large, decorative hat. The background is a mottled grey and beige color, and there is text written vertically on the right side. The overall color palette is muted with shades of beige, orange, and grey dominating the scene.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1791
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
421 × 625 px
Museum record:
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