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Woman (Bijin) Looking at the Moon's Reflection, from the series Mu Tamagawa

Suzuki Harunobu

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a woman wearing a kimono. The kimono has a grey background with a white pattern and gold accents, red lining and grey and white striped sleeves. She has black hair and black shoes. The woman is holding a handheld round fan in her right hand. The fan depicts greenery against a white background. The woman appears to be standing on a shoreline. There are flowers to her left. The water behind her and the flowers are depicted in shades of blue and green. A small inset image of a seated man and a block of text are at the top. The background of the image is beige.

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181 × 900 px
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