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Woman of the Yoshiwara

1753–1806

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 32.4 x 22.6 cm (12 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.1036
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented woodblock print depicts a woman with light skin turned toward our left. Numerous long, slender pins and a large black ornament accent her dark hair. She wears a black robe patterned with white circles over pink floral and green dotted layers. Her right hand is raised to grasp her collar. Japanese text and seals are positioned against the aged paper of the background.

Woman of the Yoshiwara

1753–1806

Kitagawa Utamaro

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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