“The Courtesan Hanazuma Reading a Letter,” from the series Beauties Compared to Flowers (Bijin hana awase)
A woman with dark hair styled in a high bun adorned with two light-colored hairpins and two ribbons is depicted reading a letter. She wears a kimono with an orange and white pattern. Her hair is pulled back, revealing her face as she looks down at the letter in her hand. A circular design with white flowers and green leaves is in the upper left corner. Vertical blue Japanese text runs along the left side of the image. The background is a light brown color.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1790s
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 424 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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