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Beauty in Indigo Blue

Beauty in Indigo Blue
by Kunisada 1 Utagawa (1786-1865)- Toyokuni 3

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Artist: Kunisada 1 Utagawa (1786-1865)- Toyokuni 3 — 歌川国貞-豊国三代
Title: Beauty in Indigo Blue
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Date of first edition?: Not set
Publisher (first edition)?: Not Set
Publisher (this edition)?: Not Set
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Not Set
Format (this edition): Not Set
DB artwork code: 28475
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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.

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