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Women Hanging Laundry to Dry on a Balcony

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cleveland Museum of Art

A woodblock print depicts two women on a balcony. The woman on the left stands, facing right. She wears a pink kimono with a floral pattern on the bottom half. Her hair is pulled back and adorned with a black hairpin. She holds a round white fan with pink flowers. The woman on the right sits on the balcony leaning on the railing, facing left. She wears a beige kimono with a diamond pattern. Her hair is pulled back and adorned with a black headband. A small white dog stands below the standing woman. The balcony has a wooden railing, a roof supported by four posts, and bamboo plants. In the background, there are trees, buildings, and a bird flying in the sky.

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Dimensions
600 × 900 px
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