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Sanjō Kantarō as a Woman Arranging Her Hair Before a Lacquer Mirror

Torii Kiyomasu II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a pink kimono with yellow and brown trim and a floral pattern stands with her body facing right and her head turned to the front. Her right hand holds a hairpin and her left hand is raised by her head. The kimono sleeves are wide with a semicircular design. The woman stands next to a black lacquer mirror stand with a rectangular base with circular designs on it and a mirror on an adjustable neck. The background is mottled beige.

Artwork Details

Date
before 1763
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
291 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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