

Woman with a Folding Fan and Hand Mirror, from the series Sensuous Young Women of Contemporary Times
A Japanese woman with dark hair pulled up in a bun, wearing a blue kimono with red and white accents. The kimono has a floral pattern on the inside and stripes on the outside. She holds a folding fan in her right hand and a hand mirror in her left. Her kimono sleeves are rolled up to her elbows. The background is a colorful circular pattern with red, purple, and white designs. There is a green circle in the top left corner containing Japanese text. The woman's face is angled down and to the left.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1838
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 465 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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