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Sundial of Young Women: Hour of the Sheep

娘日時計・未ノ刻
Sundial of Young Women: Hour of the Sheep (娘日時計・未ノ刻)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Painting · Edo period, 18th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Kitagawa Utamaro.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Paintings
Date
1701–1800
Creator
Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿、喜多川歌麻呂、歌麿)
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-49134

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This print is from a series showing woman at different times of day. Here the time is two o’clock, with two women enjoying a lazy summer afternoon, one smoking a pipe.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Sundial of Young Women: Hour of the Sheep(娘日時計・未ノ刻).” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-49134. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/sundial-of-young-women-hour-of-the-sheep/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Category: Paintings, sketches, and prints:Japan:Ukiyo-e
  • Genre: Painting
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1枚
  • 分類: 絵画
  • 品質形状: 大判 錦絵
  • 種別: 絵画:日本:浮世絵
  • 法量: 縦38.0 横25.3

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