The Courtesan Karauta of Chojiya Reading a Book (from the series Six Authors of the Green Houses)
A woman sits, wearing a pink kimono with white flowers and green accents. The woman's kimono has a gold section on the right shoulder. She has black hair styled up with a gold hairpiece. Her right elbow rests on her knee and her face is on her right hand. She holds a book in her left hand. The book has a red cover and appears to have black writing on the pages. There are Japanese characters on the left side of the image. The background is a beige color.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 605 × 900 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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