Women Near a River, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1850, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink, silver, and color

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Women Near a River, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1850, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink, silver, and color on paper, a) H. 14 7/8 in. ( cm); W. 10 1/8 in. ( cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), In the 1840s and 50s Kuniyoshi was noted for portraying beauties in triptych format. His images of women gave a round, soft impression in 1840s, but an angular, harder impression in 1850s. The dominance of blue throughout the three sheets effectively highlights the touches of red in the women's clothing

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