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Painted folding fan showing a round-faced woman in a red kimono beside black ink calligraphy, with a leafy sprig on gold-flecked paper.

Uzume (Okame) and flowers

A round-faced woman, identified as Okame, peers from a white folding fan inscribed in black ink with a red seal. In the lower left, a sprig of dark leaves rises against gold-flecked paper, and she wears a red and green patterned kimono with her hair tied in a black ribbon.

Artist
Signature of Ogata Kenzan 尾形 乾山 (1663-1743)
Date
18th-19th century
Medium
Color, ink, and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2539 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
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: Uzume (Okame) y flores

Una mujer de rostro redondo, Okame, asoma desde un abanico plegable blanco con una inscripción en tinta negra y un sello rojo. Abajo a la izquierda, una ramita de hojas oscuras se alza sobre papel salpicado de oro, mientras ella lleva un kimono rojo y verde con el pelo recogido en una cinta negra.

Português: Uzume (Okame) e flores

Uma mulher de rosto redondo, Okame, surge de um leque dobrável branco com uma inscrição em tinta preta e um selo vermelho. No canto inferior esquerdo, um ramo de folhas escuras se ergue sobre papel salpicado de ouro, enquanto ela veste um quimono vermelho e verde, com o cabelo preso por uma fita preta.

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