三婦艶|Three Beauties of the Kwansei Period
1791
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1791
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows three women with dark hair styled in tall, elegant buns. Each holds a fan or a small object, and their faces are turned slightly toward us. The background is simple, with soft colors and faint patterns. Their robes are mostly dark but have subtle red and green accents. The artist used flat colors and clean lines to focus on their expressions and hairstyles. Notice how the women’s faces are almost identical in shape but differ in small details. Look up Kitagawa Utamaro next to see more of his work.
