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French Woman, Her Child and Pet Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a woman and child. The woman wears a red jacket with fur trim over a blue and white floral-patterned skirt. She has a blue headscarf and holds a yellow parasol decorated with a red fringe. A boy in a blue jacket and yellow pants holds a black dog on a leash. Pink cherry blossoms and a tree branch are on the left. A green fence and blue sky are in the background. Japanese writing appears on the right and bottom left. The woman's outfit and parasol are prominent, and the scene is under a blue sky with blossoming trees.

Artwork Details

Date
10th month, 1860
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
438 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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