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Courtesan Standing on a Veranda

Utagawa Toyokuni

Cleveland Museum of Art

A woman in a long kimono stands on a veranda looking down at two smaller women. A woman in a long kimono stands behind the woman on the veranda. The veranda has wooden railings and leads to a garden. There are trees, a small house and a wooden fence in the background. The woman on the veranda and the two smaller women wear headpieces that look like they are made of sticks or reeds. The image is in muted colors with black outlines. The image has a Japanese style.

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604 × 900 px
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