

The Oiran Chōzan of Chōjiya, from the series Love Letters
The image depicts two women walking. The woman on the right wears a pink and brown kimono with a floral pattern on the right sleeve and holds a fan in her left hand. Her hair is styled in an updo with a gold hairpiece. She has a parasol with a black and yellow frame and a yellow canopy with a black and gold design above her head. The woman on the left wears a kimono with a similar color scheme and has her hair styled in a bun with a yellow headband. She carries a basket with a yellow and black handle. A white scroll with Japanese writing hangs from the parasol's handle. The background is gray with white petals.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1769
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 307 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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