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Famous Beauty Escorted by Women of Different Rank

Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych print. Nine women and one man depicted. The man wears a kimono with a light brown and dark brown pattern and a headband; he stands in center panel. The women wear kimonos in various colors and patterns. Some women hold parasols; one woman holds a sake jug. Background shows a tiled roof on left and right edges. The group walks on a beige ground; the beige background fades to white behind the group. The women wear geta or zori. Some women wear undergarments beneath their kimonos. Oriental-style architecture; Japanese clothing; parasols; sake.

Artwork Details

Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 305 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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