The painting depicts a woman wearing a kimono with pink and blue-green stripes. The woman has dark hair styled up and is holding a white chrysanthemum flower to her nose, smelling it. Her eyes are closed. The background contains more yellow chrysanthemums with green leaves against an orange background. The woman's kimono has a pink lining. A red seal and some black Japanese characters are in the bottom-right corner. The woman's lower body is cut off.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1902
- Medium:
- Frontispiece; woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 422 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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