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Two Geisha Preceded by a Maid Carrying a Lantern

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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:
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