

Courtesan Reading Beside a Potted Plum Tree, from the series Seven Courtesans Compared to Daoist Immortals
A woman sits on the floor wearing a kimono with a maze-like pattern in blue and white. She has another kimono layered underneath with red and black patterns and another with white, brown, and green floral patterns on her lap. The woman's hair is styled up with a white hairpiece on top. She holds papers in her left hand and appears to be reading. A potted plant with a plum tree sits beside her. The background is beige with Japanese writing in black and red.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 804 × 900 px
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