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Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a woman with black hair in a blue hair bun wearing a red kimono with yellow floral pattern. The woman is kneeling on the floor beside a man lying on his side. The man is wearing a patterned kimono and a purple garment. The woman's kimono sleeve and hem have white and blue stripes. A yellow vertical paper strip with Japanese writing is on the left. There is Japanese writing on the top right. Dark green plants are in the background. The print's top and left edges are uneven. The title of the print is not visible, but it is a work by Utagawa Kunisada.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
449 × 624 px
Museum record:
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