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Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women)

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cleveland Museum of Art

A woman in a traditional Japanese kimono, with a black top layer and green inner layer with golden floral patterns, holds a round fan in her right hand. The woman's kimono has a peach-colored lining and three white flower designs on the visible parts. She wears her black hair in a traditional updo with two long, thin hairpins. The woman faces left; her eyes are cast down and to the left. A vertical column of Japanese characters appears in the top left corner. The background is a muted, off-white color.

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629 × 900 px
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