

The image depicts three women in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman on the left wears a red kimono with a black sash and cream-colored undergarment. She has her hair styled in an updo with a red and orange headpiece. Her left arm is bent at the elbow, and she holds a gray and white patterned fabric. The woman in the middle wears a red kimono with orange and gray stripes. She has a black and orange headpiece and holds a large white lantern. The woman on the right wears a gray kimono with orange and red designs. She has her hair styled in an updo with an orange headpiece. The background is beige with a wavy black line at the top. There are Japanese characters on the right side of the image.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1778
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 450 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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