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Omu the Parrot (from the series Seven Elegant Episodes from the Life of the Poetess Ono no Komachi)

Chōbunsai Eishi

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white woodblock print. Three people, two adults and one child. The child stands on left and wears a kimono with a white obi; the kimono is black with white floral pattern. The adult woman on the right wears a light-colored kimono with dark obi; the kimono has a floral pattern. The central adult woman wears a striped kimono; the kimono has a large patterned circular design on the back. The background shows a tree on the left and a body of water behind. The body of water curves to the right behind the people. The background also shows a mountain range. There are characters in a vertical column on the top right. A tree branch frames the top.

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630 × 900 px
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