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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print featuring three women. The woman on the right is reclining on the ground; she wears a blue and gray striped kimono with a black obi. The woman on the left is bending over; she wears a beige kimono with a blue obi and a beige floral pattern. The woman in the back wears a black kimono with green and white squares and a red and yellow obi. The background is beige and includes Japanese writing and 56 small illustrations. The right side of the print has blue along the edge. The print is titled and by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
434 × 624 px
Museum record:
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