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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych print of men and women in a room. The left panel depicts four bald men in kimonos sitting at low tables with game boards, and two people in kimonos standing. The center panel shows a woman in a patterned kimono, holding a cloth. The right panel shows a man and a woman in kimonos seated on the floor by a low table, and a purple covered object on the floor. There are bare-branched trees painted on the background walls. Japanese writing is visible on the right.

Artwork Details

Date
1897
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 306 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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