Two women wearing kimonos with a patterned design, two on the left with hair tied up and one on the right with a headscarf, standing, some with hands on hips or pointing; a small figure on the back of the woman on the right; background shows a wall with rectangular features; drawn in black lines on beige background. Two Courtesans by Okumura Masanobu.
Artwork Details
- Medium
- Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 478 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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