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Settsu Province from the series Fashionable Six Jewel Rivers (Furyu Mu Tamagawa)

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. Three women are present, all wearing kimonos. The woman on the left is kneeling on the floor. She has dark hair and wears a light-colored kimono with green trim. The woman in the middle stands; she wears a green kimono with white designs and a green obi. She peers into a beige basin on a stand. The third woman stands behind the woman in the middle; she wears a black and white checkered kimono. A large basket sits on the floor to the right. A suspended pole with ropes is visible behind the women. The background features Japanese characters. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of beige, green, and black.

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617 × 900 px
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