Woman Trimming Fingernails

Kunisadaabout 1845 (by signature; see Curator Notes)

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States

format: double vertical ōban kakemono. Woman stands with body facing left and her head turned back to look over her left shoulder to the right with a kerchief held between her teeth and trimming the nails of her left hand with scissors held in her right.

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Title: Woman Trimming Fingernails
Creator: Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞 (Japanese, 1786-1864)
Date Created: about 1845 (by signature; see Curator Notes)
Rights: Public Domain
Medium / Support: color woodblock print
External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
Dimensions: 28-1/16 x 9-1/4 in. (image & sheet)
Department: Asian Art
Credit Line: Gift in memory of Charles C. Kryter
Creation Period: Edo
Accession Number: 45.214

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