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Courtiers from Sketch Album

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Cleveland Museum of Art

Two pages from a book with drawings of people in traditional Japanese clothing. The left page has one fully drawn and one partially drawn figure. The fully drawn figure is sitting on the floor with their legs crossed and right arm outstretched. They are wearing a traditional Japanese hairstyle. The partially drawn figure on the left page is sitting on the floor. The right page has two figures drawn. One is on their side with their back to the other figure. The figure on their side has their hair up in a traditional Japanese hairstyle and wears a kimono. The other figure sits behind them with their arms around them, also with their hair in a traditional Japanese hairstyle and wearing a kimono. The paper is yellowed and has a few cracks.

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900 × 715 px
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