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Young Woman Making Her Toilet

Kikugawa Eizan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene with two women. The woman on the right is standing and partially undressed, wearing a light-colored kimono with a white flower pattern; she is barefoot. Her kimono is lifted, exposing her right leg and hip. She holds a black cord or rope. The woman on the left sits on the floor, wearing a kimono with pink, red, and white colors; her kimono has a flower pattern. She holds a tray with a small bowl on it. The background is beige with Japanese writing. A vertical orange and yellow banner with black Japanese characters is on the top left. Other Japanese characters are scattered around the image.

Artwork details

Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
445 × 624 px
Museum record:
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