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Twelve Hours of Spring Pleasures: Hour of the Goat

Utagawa Kunisada

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. Two women sitting on floor. Woman on left has green kimono, hair tied back with red ribbon. Woman on right has black kimono with red sleeves, black hat with long yellow ornament. Scattered round objects around them with golden, blue and white designs. Stack of rectangular objects on left. Inset image at top left shows people standing and sitting. Red object with gold top right. Gradient background fades from blue at top to beige then green at bottom. Vertical red and gold text on right.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
443 × 625 px
Museum record:
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