A Wife of the Lower Rank (Gebon no nyōbō), from the series A Guide to Women's Contemporary Styles (Tōsei onna fūzoku tsū)
A woman's head and chest are shown; she faces right and slightly down. The woman's hair is dark and styled up; a light stick is inserted horizontally in the back of her hair near the top, with a fan extending back and to the left; another light stick lies flat across the back of her head. The woman's kimono has a pink and white patterned section on the left and a red section on the right near the bottom; a thin black line descends from her kimono on the left. The woman's left hand holds an object to her lips. The woman's right hand holds a thin black stick. Japanese writing appears on the right side. The background is tan and aged.
Artwork Details
- Dimensions
- 627 × 900 px
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