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Kayoi Komachi, from the series "Seven Episodes of the Poet Komachi"

Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A color woodblock print depicting two women. The woman on the left wears a kimono with a light green top and a blue floral bottom. Her hair is styled in a bun with a stick through it. She holds a large lantern. The woman on the right wears a kimono with a black shawl with a white design over it. Her hair is styled with a yellow and black headpiece. The background is a mottled beige color. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1795
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
414 × 625 px
Museum record:
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