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Evening Faces

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening Faces by Utagawa Kuniyoshi: A woman wearing a blue headscarf over her head and a long black kimono, stands facing left; she holds a woven basket in her right hand. A white dog stands to her right. Snowflakes fall around them. Birds fly in the background. There is Japanese writing throughout the image. A strip of paper with writing and a blue and orange design is at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1845–46
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
446 × 624 px
Museum record:
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