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Princess Yaegaki

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a woman in a kimono reclining. The woman has black hair and wears a red, green, blue, and yellow kimono with a white obi. Her kimono has a floral pattern. She has a white and blue floral hairpiece on her head, and two large golden horns protrude from her hair. The background is a muted green color with several gray shadows of dogs. There are several Japanese characters in black and red on the right side and top of the image. A small inset image in the top left shows a man in a blue kimono standing on a cliff. The woman lies on her side with her right arm bent at the elbow and her left arm extended. Her right leg is bent at the knee and her left leg is extended. The image has a beige border.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
450 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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