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Hinazuru of the Chojiya, Whose Attendants Are Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Chôjiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the series  by Kitagawa Utamaro — Japanese Woodblock print

Hinazuru of the Chojiya, Whose Attendants Are Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Chôjiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the series

by Kitagawa Utamaro

Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Art Institute of Chicago

Description

A courtesan in bust-length view kneels turned slightly to the side, holding a round white uchiwa fan patterned with a faint floral motif in both hands. She wears a layered kimono in soft coral-orange and pale yellow-green florals beneath an outer robe of deep salmon red, with an elaborate black coiffure ornamented with tortoiseshell hairpins and combs. The background is a flat mustard-yellow, and her pale face is rendered with the fine, delicate features typical of bust portraits, giving a quiet, composed mood; text and a cartouche appear in the upper right corner.

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Hinazuru of the Chojiya, Whose Attendants Are Tsuruji and Tsuruno (Chôjiya uchi Hinazuru, Tsuruji, Tsuruno), from the series was created by Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿).