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Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow

Keisai Eisen

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A framed portrait of a woman with dark hair wearing a headpiece. The woman has a serious facial expression; her lips are slightly parted and she is looking to the right. Her eyebrow is arched. The woman's hair is swept to one side. She has on a red garment underneath a brown garment. A brown, beige, and black frame surrounds the image.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
443 × 625 px
Museum record:
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