

A woman wearing a traditional Japanese kimono, with a red under-kimono visible at the bottom, and a long outer kimono with a green and gold border, and a pink, green and gold patterned body with cherry blossoms; she wears a matching obi with similar designs; she has a long black hairpiece on top of her head with long strands of hair on either side of her head; she holds a large round fan decorated with similar designs; she has a white background behind her with Japanese writing on the left; the image has a thick beige border, and a small white square in the bottom center with the number 1937.
Artwork Details
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 578 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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