『開花貴婦人競』, A Contest of Elegant Ladies among the Cherry Blossoms (Kaika kifujin kisoi), Meiji period (1868–1912), September 1887, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Image: 14 5/8 x 29 1/8 in. (37.1 x 74 cm), Prints, Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu (Japanese, 1838–1912), This print shows the emperor, empress, prince, and ladies of the court enjoying the cherry blossoms at a Western-style building in the precincts of Ueno Park. The women wear elaborate French-style day dresses, with cinched waists, high collars, and layers of heavy fabric over their bustles
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『開花貴婦人競』, Contest, Elegant Ladies, Cherry Blossoms, Kaika kifujin kisoi, Meiji period, 1868–1912, September 1887, Japan, Triptych, polychrome woodblock prints, ink, color, paper, Image, 14 5/8 x 29 1/8, 37.1 74 cm, Prints, Yōshū, Hashimoto, Chikanobu, Japanese, 1838–1912, print, emperor, empress, prince, ladies, court enjoying, cherry blossoms, Western-style building, precincts, Ueno Park, women wear, elaborate, French-style, day, dresses, cinched waists, high collars, layers, heavy fabric, bustles
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