Untitled
Unidentified artists|Utagawa Hirosada|Utagawa Kunimasu|Kunishige
1852
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Unidentified artists|Utagawa Hirosada|Utagawa Kunimasu|Kunishige
1852
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This painting is a diptych, consisting of two panels. The left panel features a woman in a red kimono adorned with floral patterns, her dark hair styled in an updo and decorated with flowers and a pink bow. She is holding a white flower in her right hand. The right panel depicts a man in a black kimono, his dark hair pulled back into a ponytail, holding a sword in his right hand. The background of both panels is a gradient of blue and green, with Japanese characters written in the top corners. The overall style of the painting is reminiscent of traditional Japanese art. To learn more about this style, explore the Romanticism movement.