1889
Japan
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Woodblock print
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Author of the objectYЕЌshЕ« (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTriptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
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SizeOban 12 15/16 x 8 15/16 in. (32.9 x 22.7 cm)
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Geography details
Japan -
Country today
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Date1889
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CultureJapan
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PeriodMeiji period (1868-1912)
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Dressed in sophisticated French fashions, no doubt acquired in the newly modernized shopping district of Ginza, these two ladies and young girl seem ready for a stroll in the garden behind them. On the table is a European teapot with matching cup and saucer. In the garden is a fountain with vertical water spray, a feature recently introduced to Japanese landscape gardening. Chikanobu often focused on new women’s fashion in his prints.