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Dutch Woman and Child (Seisha ikoku jinbutsu Oranda fujin aijidō no zu)

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman and two children. The woman is on the right and wears a pink dress with lace sleeves and a pink and white skirt with lace at the bottom. The woman has curly brown hair pulled back and wears a gold headpiece. She looks down at the child to her left. The child to her left sits on another child's lap. The child sitting wears a yellow shirt and a blue skirt with a floral pattern. The child on the left wears a red and yellow outfit and a green hat. The background is beige with a blue gradient at the top. There are several lines of Japanese text on the left and right sides.

Artwork Details

Date
1860
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
432 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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