Japanese print of a woman in brown robes kneeling by a railing, another woman lying nearby, plum branch and poem columns above.

A Court Lady as Daikoku, from the Hanagasa Poetry Club series

A seated woman in a brown patterned robe with blue trim kneels beside a railing, while a second woman in green and white lies on the floor near a small stand holding a white object. A plum branch, pine, and columns of poetry fill the pale background of this color woodblock surimono print.

Artist: Katsukawa Shuntei
Date: c. 1820
Medium: Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1881 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1825).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus

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