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Portrait of Okichi

Utagawa Yoshimori

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a woman titled 'Portrait of Okichi' by Utagawa Yoshimori. The woman has dark hair pulled back, adorned with a golden hairpiece and a pink and gold ornament. She wears a blue dress with pink and gold trim on the shoulders and chest. A pink beaded necklace and earrings are visible. The woman holds a blue cup in her right hand. The background of the portrait is blue. To the left, a green vertical rectangle contains black Japanese text. Above the portrait, a brown rectangle with beige Japanese text is present. The overall background of the image is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
4th month, 1860
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
427 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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