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Hanging scroll of two women in a room with a painted screen; the seated woman writes while the standing woman watches.

Interior: a courtesan writing; another looking on

A hanging scroll shows two elegantly dressed women in an interior with a folding screen painted with a blossoming tree and distant hills. The standing woman in a dark patterned kimono looks down at the seated woman, who kneels on a red cushion writing with a brush. Calligraphy in ink fills the upper right.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Date
1760-1849
Medium
Color and gold on silk panel
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1347 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1849).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Interior: una cortesana escribiendo mientras otra observa

Un rollo colgante muestra a dos mujeres elegantemente vestidas en un interior con un biombo pintado con un árbol en flor y colinas lejanas. La mujer de pie, con un kimono oscuro estampado, mira hacia la mujer sentada, que escribe con pincel sobre un cojín rojo. Caligrafía en tinta llena la parte superior derecha.

Português: Interior: uma cortesã escrevendo enquanto outra observa

Um rolo vertical mostra duas mulheres elegantemente vestidas em um interior, com um biombo pintado com uma árvore em flor e colinas distantes. A mulher em pé, de quimono escuro estampado, olha para a mulher sentada, que escreve com pincel sobre uma almofada vermelha. Caligrafia em tinta preenche a parte superior direita.

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