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Otafuku Holding a Branch of Double White Cherry Blossoms

Watanabe Kazan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image of a woman with long dark hair wearing a red kimono holding a branch of white flowers. The woman's kimono has green and white patterns on it. She has a black mole on her forehead and one on her cheek. She holds the branch of white flowers in her left hand and brings a blossom to her mouth with her right hand. Her face is turned towards the left. The background consists of a brown triangular shape behind the woman and a blue and gray sky visible in the top right and bottom left corners. A red stamp with Japanese characters is on the right side of the brown background. Several lines of Japanese characters are written on the brown background above the woman's head.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
573 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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