A woman's bust portrait, with dark hair styled in a traditional Japanese updo adorned with a gold headband and a hairpin; she wears a kimono with a reddish-brown and white design. The woman looks down at a handheld mirror with an abstract design. The background of the image features beige paper with Japanese writing in black ink.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1796
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 469 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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