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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Japanese-style woodblock print. Woman sits cross-legged on floor, wearing purple robe with gold designs, red undergarment, and green skirt with white and blue designs. Black hair styled in bun on top of head. Left leg bent, foot tucked under right leg. Hands clasped together in front of chest. Black and gold vertical post to left of woman. Two small gold boxes on floor beside post. Gray image on wall to left. Vertical red rectangle with Japanese characters on right side. Japanese characters at bottom right. Beige background with darker beige and black speckles.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
451 × 625 px
Museum record:
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