Double-leaf from Album of Actor Portraits by Shōrakusai: The image shows an opened book with an illustration of a woman on the right page. The woman has dark hair styled up with a hairpiece on top, adorned with green floral decorations and golden ornaments. She is wearing a red kimono with gold swirling patterns and pink cherry blossoms. Her kimono has a white collar. The background of her portrait is beige. The left page of the book is blank except for some Japanese writing on the lower left. The pages have a thin black border and are off-white with some discoloration and small tears. There is a strip of gold patterned paper between the pages.
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- 900 × 622 px
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