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Circular painting of women in patterned kimono on a veranda beneath cherry blossoms, set against a striped background.

Parody of a scene from The Tale of Genji

Within a circular roundel on a striped mount, several women in patterned kimono stand and sit on a wooden veranda beneath blossoming cherry branches. A seated figure at upper left rests near a lattice screen, while a standing attendant and a kneeling woman in black and gold face each other at center right.

Artist
Kawamata Tsuneyuki 川又常行 (1676?-1741?)
Date
early 18th century
Medium
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1697 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1734).
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

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