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Three Beauties of Our Homeland: Empress Kōmyō, Princess Sotōri, Michitsuna's Mother (Honchō sanbijin: Kōmyō Kōgō, Sotōri Hime, Udaishō Michitsuna no haha)
Kunisadaabout 1840
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States
Format: vertical ōban kakemono; Three beauties in lavish court dress positioned vertically, Kōmyō standing, Sotōri-hime kneeling and holding a brush, and Michitsuna�s mother at bottom with one knee raised and holding a large fan.
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- Title: Three Beauties of Our Homeland: Empress Kōmyō, Princess Sotōri, Michitsuna's Mother (Honchō sanbijin: Kōmyō Kōgō, Sotōri Hime, Udaishō Michitsuna no haha)
- Creator: Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Japanese, 1786-1864)
- Date Created: about 1840
- Rights: Public Domain
- Medium / Support: color woodblock print, ink on paper
- External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
- Dimensions: 27-7/8 x 9-5/8 in. (image & sheet trimmed all around)
- Department: Asian Art
- Credit Line: Daniel P. Erwin Fund
- Creation Period: Edo
- Accession Number: 31.28
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