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Bijin zu|Beauties

Utagawa Yoshiiku

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Impressionism Realism Classical Antiquity Horse Tree

Dominant colour

Bijin zu|Beauties is a 1 ink by Utagawa Yoshiiku, a Impressionism work, depicting Horse, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Utagawa Yoshiiku
When & what style?: 1 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This print shows a woman in a long striped dress walking beside a tall tree. A boy in red leans toward her, while a man on horseback rides away in the background. The sky is light blue with green trees, and the edges of the paper have a decorative border. The woman’s dress has a mix of dark and light stripes, and the boy’s red outfit stands out against the green and blue. The horse is white, and the rider wears a red coat. Look up Utagawa Yoshiiku to see how he blended Japanese traditions with Western styles.