Weighing the Goods of Love (Enshoku shinasadame) 艶色品定女

A book opened to a double-page spread showing a colorful woodblock print. The print depicts three women wearing kimonos and one holding a parasol. The woman on the right wears a blue and orange kimono and holds a beige parasol over her head with both hands. The second woman from the right wears a kimono with a black, yellow, orange, and blue design and holds a parasol. The woman on the left wears a blue and pink kimono. The background includes stylized wave designs and a red square. The women have black hair and wear black footwear. The book pages are beige with a thin black border.

Artwork Details

Date: ca. 1852
Medium: Set of three woodblock-printed books (hanshibon); ink and color on paper
Culture: Japan
Dimensions: 599 × 400 px
Public Domain: Yes
Museum Record: View original

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