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The Chōjiya Pleasure House by Day (Chōjiya hiru-mise)

Chōkōsai Eishō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a triptych print featuring three women in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman on the left sits on a peach-colored box, wearing a black kimono with a yellow floral pattern, and has a hairpiece in her black hair. The central woman wears a peach-colored kimono with a green and pink floral pattern and sits on the floor with her hands clasped. The woman on the right sits on the floor in a white kimono, holding a white object. The background features a red and white wave design. A black and white patterned box and a stack of books are behind the central and right women. The floor is yellow. The women wear traditional Japanese hairstyles and headpieces. The print has a Japanese text in the top-left and top-right corners, and some characters on the sides and bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1798
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 317 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette