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The Courtesans Kasugano and Utahama of Tamaya from the series Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters in Double Mirrors

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two women, facing right, their backs to each other. The woman in front wears a green kimono with tan and black patterns. Her kimono has a light floral pattern on the left sleeve. She has a black and tan hairstyle with sticks protruding. The woman behind her wears an orange kimono with white stripes and a brown kimono with a red floral pattern. She also has a black and tan hairstyle with sticks protruding. Japanese characters are on the left and right sides. The background is a mottled gray color.

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