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Mirror of Yoshiwara Beauties (Seirō bijin awase sugata kagami) 青楼美人合姿鏡

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a book opened to two facing pages. The pages are yellowed and aged. The left page depicts two women sitting on a tatami mat floor. The woman on the left sits with her knees bent and her hands on her lap; she wears a pink kimono and has black hair. The woman on the right sits cross-legged, holds her right hand to her face, and wears an orange kimono with a dark patterned under-kimono; she also has black hair. A small table with objects on it sits between them. The right page depicts three women. The woman on the left sits on the floor with her legs tucked under her; she wears an orange kimono and serves food from a large bowl. The woman in the middle sits on a raised platform; she wears a kimono and holds a long object. The woman on the right sits on the floor beside the raised platform; she wears an orange kimono and holds a fan. The background of both pages features a wall with panels and a window on the left page; a landscape is visible outside. The book sits on a black background.

Artwork Details

Date
1776
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink, color, and mica on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 298 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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