The Courtesan Tsukioka of Hyogoya Rolling a Letter (from the series A Selection of Six Authors in the Green Houses)
A woman with black hair styled in an updo adorned with long, thin, light-brown hairpins sits and looks down at a long, rolled-up piece of paper in her hands. She wears a pink robe with a patterned green sash and a green and pink undergarment. The woman's kimono has a green obi with a design on the back. The background is a light brown color with Japanese writing in black ink on the left side. The woman sits on the right side of the image. The image is a woodblock print. The woman appears to be writing or reading. The image has a white border.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 587 × 900 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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