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Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing

Utagawa Toyokuni

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print. Three women are shown. The woman on the left sits on the floor, wearing a red kimono with a white undergarment and a hairpiece made of sticks. The woman in the middle stands, wearing a pink and white kimono and a black hat-like hairpiece. The woman on the right stands behind the woman in the middle, wearing a black kimono with red and white fans and a hairpiece. The background includes a bamboo fence, a cherry blossom tree, and a tiled roof. The walls have sliding doors made of shoji screens. A low table and a stool are also visible. The print is done in muted colors, including shades of red, black, and beige.

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583 × 900 px
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