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Beauty Under Umbrella by Yamamoto Shoun — Japanese Color woodblock print, c. 1910

Beauty Under Umbrella

傘を差す美人

by Yamamoto Shoun

Date:
c. 1910
Medium:
Color woodblock print

Description

A close-up bust portrait of a woman with pale skin and elaborate black hair ornamented with gold and pale blue hairpins, her head tilted downward and turned to the side against a pink under-kimono with a red-and-white collar. The background is muted grey-green with faint pine branches and two flying white birds in the upper corners, framing the figure within a rectangular border and vertical text cartouches at the right edge. "Beauty Under Umbrella," color woodblock print by Yamamoto Shoun, 1910.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Beauty Under Umbrella (傘を差す美人) was created by Yamamoto Shoun (山本昇雲) in c. 1910.

Beauty Under Umbrella depicts bijin-ga.