Courtesan with a Letter in Her Mouth

A woman in a traditional Japanese kimono, facing left, standing on a gray cloud-like shape. The kimono is beige with a low-cut front and long sleeves. The lining and undergarment are red. A green and red patterned fabric panels are on both sides of the kimono. The woman holds a black hat with yellow accents in her raised right hand. A white and red letter is in her mouth. Her hair is black and styled up with some strands falling down on the right. The background is beige with a gray border at the top and bottom. A vertical, illegible signature in black ink is on the left.