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Iwai Shijaku II as Okame, the Daughter of a Furniture Store

Utagawa Kunisada II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a colorful woodblock print. A woman sits on green floor with her back against a blue low wall. Her hair is styled in an updo with a red and gold hairpin on the right side. She wears a gray kimono with red and blue stripes. Her kimono has a low-cut back with a black garment underneath. Her right leg is extended while her left leg is bent. A green and pink obi is around her waist. A pink and black footwear is on her right foot. The wall behind her has white panels with Japanese writing on them. A pink wooden door with a yellow object on top is on the left. The wall extends to the right with similar white panels. Japanese writing is visible on the blue wall. A white background surrounds the print.

Artwork Details

Date
1864
Medium
Right panel of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
449 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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