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Segawa Kikunojo II as the Heron Maiden (from the series Ichimura Theater)

Ippitsusai Bunchō

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman wearing a white kimono with blue and orange accents. The kimono has a wide orange collar and long blue and orange sash. Her dark hair is pulled back. She holds a parasol with a yellow and green patterned canopy over her head with both hands. The parasol's handle is tucked under her right arm. She wears black geta-style wooden sandals with two straps. In the background, a tree trunk and willow branches are on the right. The background is a mottled gray-brown color. There are some Japanese characters written vertically on the left side of the image.

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