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The Oiran Hanagiku Reading a Love Letter While Standing

Ippitsusai Bunchō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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