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To the Morning Light (Ten Female Subjects) by Takehisa Yumeji — Japanese Woodblock print

To the Morning Light (Ten Female Subjects)

by Takehisa Yumeji

Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
British Museum

Description

A young woman in a dark blue-green kimono with a red-and-white patterned underlayer kneels beside a paper shoji screen, both hands clasped near her chin as she gazes toward the light filtering through it. Her hair is dark and swept up with a small pale flower ornament, and her face and hands are rendered in soft, pale tones against the muted kimono colors. Vertical Japanese text appears in the upper left corner; woodblock print, "To the Morning Light (Ten Female Subjects)" by Takehisa Yumeji.

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Frequently Asked Questions

To the Morning Light (Ten Female Subjects) was created by Takehisa Yumeji (竹久夢二).

To the Morning Light (Ten Female Subjects) depicts bijin-ga and portraits.