The woman wears an orange kimono adorned with a large-scale floral pattern in shades of orange and green with blue outlines. A large peach-colored sash wraps around her waist and the bottom hem trails behind her. A peach-colored lining is visible on the sleeves. Her hair is styled in an updo with a comb tucked into it. Her face and body are angled slightly to her right. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and her left hand positioned near her waist. Her right arm is extended downwards. The background is beige with vertical black Japanese characters on either side of the woman. A small orange seal is placed to the right of the woman and a small black seal near the bottom left corner.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1757
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 307 × 624 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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