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Three Women Dining Before a Group of Trees

Utagawa Toyokuni I

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. Three women are present. The woman on the left sits on a low platform; she wears a blue kimono with a floral pattern. A woman to her right stands, wearing a white kimono. A third woman, behind and above them, wears a beige kimono and carries a tray with objects on it. The background features several bare trees. The women wear traditional Japanese hairstyles and headwear. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of beige, blue, and red present.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
443 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette