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The Oiran Hanaogi of Ogiya, from the series “Six Jewel Rivers” (Mutamagawa)

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The woman is sitting on the floor. Her hair is pulled back and adorned with sticks or thin rods. She wears a dark robe with a light sash and a floral pattern on the hem. The woman holds a plant with sparse leaves in her hands. There is a small table to her right. The background is yellow-beige with darker speckles. There are Japanese characters in the top-right and left side.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1795–96
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
420 × 625 px
Museum record:
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