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Courtesan District of Edo

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. Five women are shown. The woman on the left wears a kimono with a black and white geometric pattern and a floral headpiece. The next woman wears a kimono with a striped and floral pattern and a brown hat. The central woman wears a kimono with a floral pattern and a brown hat. The woman on the right wears a kimono with a striped and floral pattern and a brown hat. A smaller woman crouches in front. She wears a black kimono with a white floral pattern and a hat. The background is beige. Japanese text is written vertically on the left, center, and right.

Artwork Details

Date
1756–1829
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
427 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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