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Illustrations of Beautiful Women (Bijin e-zukushi) 美人絵づくし

Hishikawa Moronobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts two women. The woman on the left sits cross-legged on a floor with a diamond pattern, wearing a long robe with a train. Her hair is dark and styled in an updo. She holds an object in her hands. The woman on the right stands on a floor with a diamond pattern, wearing a long robe with a train. Her hair is dark and styled in an updo. She holds her robe with one hand. A staircase with a railing is behind her. There are Japanese characters written in black ink at the top of the image. The background of the image is black. The image is done in a traditional Japanese style.

Artwork Details

Date
1683, fifth month
Medium
Set of three woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 475 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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