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The Courtesan Hinazuru of Chojiya with her Attendants Tsuruji and Tsuruno

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print featuring three women. The woman on the left wears a pink kimono with a white floral pattern and has her black hair styled in a bun adorned with a decorative stick. She is seen from the side, leaning forward and looking up at the woman in the center. The woman in the center stands facing left, wearing a pink and black kimono with a floral pattern. Her black hair is styled in a bun on top of her head, with several thin sticks protruding from it. A smaller woman stands to her right, dressed in a light pink kimono and also has her black hair styled in a bun. The background of the print features a tan color, with Japanese characters written vertically along the left and right sides.

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620 × 900 px
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