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Courtesan Dreaming of her Childhood

Suzuki Harunobu

Cleveland Museum of Art

A long, narrow Japanese woodblock print. The print depicts a reclining woman in the foreground on a low platform, with her lower body covered by a sheet and a round object behind her head. The woman wears a kimono and has a serene facial expression; she appears to be sleeping or daydreaming. Behind her, through a circular cutout, are two men and a child on a path, with a tree to their right; the man on the left wears a robe and a black haori; the man on the right wears a conical hat. In the background are hills and mountains. The color palette includes shades of beige, orange, black, and gray. The artist's signature is in the bottom-left corner. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right side.

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174 × 900 px
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