A woman sits cross-legged on the floor, wearing a plaid kimono with black, white, gray and orange; the kimono is tied with a black obi. The woman's hair is styled in a large bun and adorned with a gold hairpin; she holds a closed parasol in her left hand and a fan in her right. She looks to the right, her face in profile. In the upper-left corner is a small circular inset showing the woman's profile from a different angle; she holds a fan. The background is beige with some darker spots and vertical Japanese text on either side of the image.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 610 × 900 px
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