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Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow

Keisai Eisen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Japanese woman's head and shoulders fill the frame. The woman's head is tilted to her right. She has black hair pulled back into a bun and adorned with a red hair bow with white polka dots and a flower on the right side. Her makeup includes black eyebrows and red lips. She wears a brown kimono with a multicolored sash. Her right hand is raised to her face. The background includes a floral pattern and a brown border.

Artwork details

Date:
1824
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
449 × 624 px
Museum record:
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