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Geisha Standing on the Bank of the Sumida River (from the series People Who Like the Latest Fashions and Manners)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Cleveland Museum of Art

A woman wearing a blue and white striped kimono with various patterns including flowers and dots, and an orange lining, stands on the bank of a river. Her kimono has a long skirt and wide sleeves. She has an updo hairstyle and holds a pipe in her right hand. She wears a pair of high-heeled geta. In the background, there are boats on the river and a cityscape. A tree is to her right. There is Japanese text on an orange rectangle to the right of the woman and more Japanese text at the bottom right.

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626 × 900 px
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