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Young Man and Women on Tokiwa Bridge

Katsukawa Shunchō

Cleveland Museum of Art

A group of people are standing on a bridge or walkway. A man dressed in a kimono stands to the left of four women. The man faces right and is wearing a striped kimono with a black sash around his waist. He appears to be looking at a small object in his right hand. The four women are dressed in colorful kimonos and headpieces. From left to right the kimonos are orange with white dots then orange and white with flower designs then white with orange designs on the top. The fourth woman's kimono has orange on the bottom and yellow on top. One woman on the left holds a green object with a flower pattern. A man with a sword stands behind the group to the left. He appears to be looking to the left. A tall wooden fence is on the left and a low stone wall behind the group.

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