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Parody of the Episode of the Third Princess (Modoki Onna San no Miya)

Katsukawa Shunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting a group of people in a courtyard. The scene includes multiple levels with stairs. People on the left are on a raised platform; on the right are on a lower level. Most people wear traditional Japanese kimonos. The majority of people have black hair styled in traditional Japanese fashion. A woman stands on the stairs; another sits on a low bench with a child. The background shows trees, a tiled roof, and a grid-patterned wall. The artwork's color palette includes shades of orange, green, black, and peach; the background of the print is beige. A color gradient scale is at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1780–95
Medium:
Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 495 px
Museum record:
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