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The Twelfth Month: December

Katsukawa Shunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. Three women wearing kimonos are shown. The woman on the left wears an orange kimono with black trim and a black hat. The woman in the middle wears a green kimono with white designs and a beige top with black trim. The woman on the right wears a beige kimono with a white headscarf and black shoes. The woman on the right carries a large barrel on her back with a handle. The woman on the left and the woman in the middle each hold a pot. The background shows a beige wall with a shelf and a hanging lantern. A wooden beam runs across the top of the image with tassels hanging from it. There are Japanese characters written vertically on the left side. There are also Japanese characters written vertically on the bottom right. The print is by Katsukawa Shunchō and titled "The Twelfth Month: December".

Artwork details

Date:
1780–1795
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
442 × 624 px
Museum record:
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