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Courtesan Dreaming of a Marriage Procession

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman sitting on the floor. She wears a pink kimono with white flowers and has a large black hair bun adorned with several thin sticks. Her right leg is bent, and her left leg is extended. A low black table with a floral pattern sits before her. On the table is an open book and a round fan. Above her to the right, a small inset shows another person sitting on a platform. To the left of the woman, a thought bubble depicts a procession with many people. Most of the people wear green kimonos and carry various items. Some carry umbrellas, while others carry long poles. A man in a tall hat leads the procession on a platform with a roof. The background features a mottled beige color with Japanese characters written vertically along the right side.

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597 × 900 px
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