

Parody of the Episode of the Third Princess (Modoki Onna San no Miya)
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
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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