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Geisha of the Tachibana Street

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three women wearing kimonos and traditional Japanese hairstyles. The woman on the left wears a white kimono with a brown obi. The central woman wears a kimono with a tan background and diamond pattern with a red apron over it. The woman on the right wears a black kimono with a yellow obi and a white and pink lining. The central woman holds a parasol. The background is beige with some Japanese text on the left side. The women are depicted in a traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock style.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1786
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
434 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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