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Beauties by Ochiai Yoshiiku — Japanese Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 1st month, 1861

Beauties

美人

by Ochiai Yoshiiku

Date:
1st month, 1861
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Description

A woman in Western dress with wavy brown hair and a coral necklace walks along a path beneath a large tree, wearing a gray bodice over a striped skirt and a mustard-yellow apron; a boy in a red jacket and green trousers walks beside her, arm raised toward the tree. Behind them a man in a red coat and top hat sits on a white horse, and a body of water and stone wall appear at left under a pale blue-green sky. The scene is bordered by a red-and-gold floral frame; ink and color on paper, 1861, by Ochiai Yoshiiku.

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Beauties (美人) was created by Ochiai Yoshiiku (落合芳幾) in 1st month, 1861.