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Prince Genji Visits the Gankirō Tea House

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print. The scene depicts a nighttime setting with a building and trees in the background. In the foreground, three women in traditional Japanese clothing, called kimonos, are shown walking. The woman on the left wears a black kimono with orange and white designs, and a hat. The woman in the center wears a green kimono with pink and red designs. The woman on the right wears a multicolored kimono and a headpiece. All three women walk on a path with yellow flowers and lanterns. The background includes a building with a brown exterior and a pink and white design on the center panel. Trees with pink blossoms are behind the building. Japanese characters are on the building and on the left panel.

Artwork details

Date:
5th month, 1860
Medium:
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 303 px
Museum record:
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