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Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of three Japanese women. The woman on the right wears a blue kimono with red trim and holds a bouquet. The woman in the middle wears a gray kimono with blue trim and holds a parasol with a gray and yellow canopy. The woman on the left wears a red kimono with green and blue designs and a yellow and red parasol. The women walk on a path. Trees and a building with a pagoda roof are in the background. The sky is blue, pink and yellow. The print is titled and signed with Japanese characters.

Artwork details

Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
452 × 625 px
Museum record:
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