Woman in Elaborate Kimono, from the series Elegant Women's Water Margin, One Hundred and Eight Sheets (Fuzoku onna Suikoden, hayakuhachi ban no uchi) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川國芳

Woman in Elaborate Kimono, from the series Elegant Women's Water Margin, One Hundred and Eight Sheets (Fuzoku onna Suikoden, hayakuhachi ban no uchi) 

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Location
Harvard Art Museums
Copyright
CC0 1.0

About this artwork

Editor: So, here's "Woman in Elaborate Kimono" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Part of the "Elegant Women's Water Margin" series, it feels so intimate and contemplative to me. What draws your eye when you look at this print? Curator: It whispers stories, doesn’t it? I see a woman caught between worlds. The elaborate kimono hints at societal expectations, while the books suggest a yearning for something more. What's she reading? Is she escaping, perhaps? Or finding power in knowledge? It's like peeking into a secret garden of the mind. Editor: That's lovely! I hadn't thought about it like that. Curator: Art is a conversation, isn't it? And it changes with every pair of eyes. Editor: I learned a lot! Thank you. Curator: My pleasure. It was a great conversation.

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