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Two Geisha

Kikugawa Eizan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The artwork features two women depicted from the shoulders up. Both women wear kimonos and have their hair styled with combs and pins. The woman on top has a green kimono with gold accents, pink lining, and a black obi. Her hair is styled with a large black comb and she wears a straw or bamboo headpiece. The woman on the bottom has a kimono with a floral pattern. The background of the image is a light brown color. There are Japanese characters written vertically along the left side and horizontally at the top.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
116 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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