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Three Women (from the series A Brief Collection of Japanese Beauties)

Torii Kiyonaga

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black-haired woman in a black kimono with white lining and a leaf pattern stands on the left. She faces right with her head bowed, holding a fan in her right hand. A woman in a gray kimono with orange lining and pattern sits on a low platform in the middle, facing left, holding something in her right hand. A woman in a pink kimono with gray lining and pattern sits on the floor on the right. She faces right and holds a black object. The background shows a wooden floor, a window with a lattice pattern, and a plant with sparse leaves. There is Japanese text on the top right and left side.

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668 × 900 px
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