1857
unspecified
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lady-in-Waiting at Edo Castle is a 1857 unspecified by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, a Ukiyo-e work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman in traditional Japanese clothing, standing behind a wooden screen. She wears a dark kimono with red trim and a floral patterned obi. Her black hair is styled in an updo, and she looks to the side with her hand under her chin. The woman stands in front of a light-colored wall, with a small, square window behind the screen. The overall mood of the painting is one of quiet contemplation. If you're interested in learning more about Japanese art, you might want to explore the works of Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Kuniyoshi grew up in old Tokyo when the city was still called Edo. His dad ran a silk shop, but Kuniyoshi loved anything with pictures—scrolls, screens, comic books. He talked his way into the Utagawa school, a kind of…
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