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Two Geishas Out Walking

Kitao Shigemasa

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts three women in traditional Japanese clothing. The woman on the left wears a kimono with white and black stripes, a red obi, and a black and yellow hairstyle. The woman in the middle wears a black kimono with pink accents and a pink and white obi, her hair styled in an updo with a gold ornament. The woman on the right wears a yellow kimono with red and white stripes and a gray and pink obi, her hair styled similarly to the others. The background of the image is a beige color.

Artwork details

Date:
1739–1820
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
429 × 625 px
Museum record:
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