A woman with dark hair styled in a bun adorned with a pink hairpin, wearing a blue kimono with white designs and a red undergarment, holds a pipe to her lips and rests her right arm on her knee. The kimono has a white cloth draped over her left shoulder. A potted plant with pink, red, and blue flowers is to her right. The background features a beige color with Japanese writing on various paper scraps. A color gradient scale is on the left. The artwork is titled 'Waking Up: A Girl of the Kōka Era (1844–1848)' by 'Tsukioka Yoshitoshi'.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1888
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 492 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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