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Woman Performing the Tea Ceremony

Kikukawa Eizan

Cleveland Museum of Art

A woman wearing a kimono sits on the floor. The kimono is gray with blue flowers. She has a gold headband around her head. Her hair is pulled back. She holds chopsticks in her right hand. A low table in front of her holds a bowl and a whisk. The background is beige with Japanese writing on the left side. A plant with long branches and white flowers is in the upper right corner. A green vase is next to the plant. The woman sits on a green and brown patterned cushion. A black box is on the floor to her right.

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783 × 900 px
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