Catalog record · 目録番号 20272

Beauty in Indigo Blue

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)歌川国貞（三代歌川豊国）
Date / 年代: 1786
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / jaodb
Digital image / 画像: 205 × 600 px
Published by / 公開者: 水野ナギ

Catalog note / 解説

Beauty in Indigo Blue, by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1864) Cloaked in a black hood, this woman dressed in a monochrome indigo blue kimono is seen walking in the snow. The cloudy sky behind her and the white of the snow drifts contrast with the indigo. The pigment indigo had always been used in ukiyo-e prints, but its cool tones became especially popular at the end of the Edo period, and it was used in a variety of settings.

Image record / 画像情報

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