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Yoshiwara Picture Book of New Year’s Festivities (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji) 青楼繪本年中行事

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book with a colorful illustration. Two groups of people are depicted, one on the left page and one on the right. The people are wearing traditional Japanese clothing, including kimonos and hats. Some of the people are holding fans, baskets, or other objects. The background of the illustration includes trees and buildings. The pages are yellowed with age and have a rough texture. Small black writing is at the bottom of the left page. A vertical line of Japanese characters is on the right page. The pages are bound together with a thin string. The image background is black.

Artwork details

Date:
1804
Medium:
Set of two woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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