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The Courtesan Takihime and Attendants (from the series New Patterns of Young Greens)

Chōbunsai Eishi

Cleveland Museum of Art

A woman in a pink and white kimono with a landscape design walks to the right, holding a gold parasol. The woman wears a black and gold hairstyle with sticks protruding from the top. She walks with her eyes cast to the right. Two women in brown kimonos with green borders and white socks walk behind her. The woman on the right holds a pink parasol. The woman on the left wears a floral hairpiece. The background is a light tan color with Japanese characters on the left and top right. The image shows a range of natural colors and subtle shading, with bold black outlines defining the figures. The figures are centered on the page with a white border around the tan background.

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612 × 900 px
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