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Working Girls, attr. Yamaguchi Soken, first half 19th century
attr. Yamaguchi SokenJapanese

Working Girls

first half 19th century · Painting

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Where is “Working Girls” now? Collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

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In the Edo period, the material and design of kimono were strictly regulated by the government along class lines, such that class and occupation were identifiable by costumes and hairstyles. Here (from left to right) are ladies of the warrior class, wives of merchants, young maidens, working girls, and women in the demimonde. Soken’s extraordinary brush control and use of pigments can be seen in the delicate hairlines and the texture of complexions and make-up. The son of a kimono merchant, he depicted magnificent kimono with delicate folds suggesting the body under the fabric.

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2013.29.169.4

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PaintingsInkJapanese paintingNeoclassicismRomanticism19th centuryNikuhitsu ukiyo-eJapan

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