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An Oiran Accompanied by Two Kamuro

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a black kimono with orange lining and a large hat walks to the right with her body facing forward; she holds a large hand-held parasol with a yellow background and purple and orange flowers and designs. The woman has dark hair gathered on top of her head. Two younger women wearing kimonos and smaller hats walk on either side of her. The woman on the right wears an orange kimono; the one on the left wears a purple kimono. The woman on the left holds a smaller parasol. The background includes pink cherry blossoms and a wall made of reeds or grasses at the right edge. The background color is beige.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
426 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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