The Oiran Hanagiku Reading a Love Letter While Standing
A woman wearing a kimono stands in a doorway, reading a long scroll. She has her dark hair pulled back into two buns on top of her head and wears a headband. Her kimono has a light-colored background with darker designs on it. The scroll she reads is long and has writing on it. She holds it with both hands. A small pot and other objects sit on the floor to her left. The doorway has a decorative design on the top. The wall is light-colored. There is Japanese writing on the left side of the image.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1769
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 379 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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