About the work

Young Woman Blowing a Popen, from the series “Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy” (Fujo ninsō juppen)

Young Woman Blowing a Popen, from the series “Ten Classes of Women’s Physiognomy” (Fujo ninsō juppen) by Kitagawa Utamaro dates from 1792–1793. The work is created using ink and color on paper and measures 27.46 by 38.89 cm. It belongs to the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.