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Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting two women walking. The woman on the right wears a black kimono with a blue and gray patterned under-kimono visible at the hem. She has a blue collar and red and blue obi. Her hair is pulled back and she wears a black headpiece. Her left arm is extended. The woman on the left wears a pink kimono with a blue under-kimono and a blue obi. She looks up to the left. Both women wear sandals. A red wooden fence is behind them with green vines and white and blue flowers. A blue and white triangular object sits on the ground to the right. A gray sky is at the top. Japanese characters are on the left edge. A beige background surrounds the print.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
453 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette