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忠臣蔵九段目|A Woman at Her Toilet Seated before a Mirror, Having Her Hair combed by a Kameyui (Woman Hairdresser) by Kitagawa Utamaro

忠臣蔵九段目|A Woman at Her Toilet Seated before a Mirror, Having Her Hair combed by a Kameyui (Woman Hairdresser)

Kitagawa Utamaro · 1754

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Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Date
1754
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
H. 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm); W. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Collection
Asian Art
Culture
Japan
Credit line
Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
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Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro, a master of ukiyo-e, captivated Edo Japan with his exquisite 'large-headed pictures of beautiful women' in the 1790s.

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