Two Women Conversing (二美人)
Two Women Conversing (二美人)

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Two Women Conversing (二美人)

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿, 1753–1806, born Kawagoe, Japan, active and died Tokyo [Edo], Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
x1942-300

Information

Title
Two Women Conversing (二美人)
Maker
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
Medium
Woodblock print (ōban tate-e format); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
39.2 x 25.7 cm. (15 7/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Object Number
x1942-300
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese printmaking styles, woodblock prints, oban, prints
Materials
color, paper, ink
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
portraits, girls, figures (representations)

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