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Ink and color drawing of a woman in a patterned kimono seen from behind, hair pinned high, sleeves and hem flowing on a pale paper ground.

Walking figure of a courtesan

A woman in an elaborate kimono walks away from the viewer, her hair piled high with ornamental pins and her long sleeves and hem trailing. Ink lines and pale washes of blue, pink and ochre on paper render the patterned robe, its star-like shoulder motif and sleeve roundels.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Date
1760-1868
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1357 × 2330 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1868).
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: Figura caminando de una cortesana

Una mujer con un elaborado kimono camina alejándose del espectador, con el cabello recogido en alto con adornos ornamentales y las largas mangas y el dobladillo arrastrándose. Líneas de tinta y tenues aguadas de azul, rosa y ocre sobre papel delinean el estampado del ropaje, su motivo estrellado en el hombro y los medallones de las mangas.

Português: Figura caminhando de uma cortesã

Uma mulher com um elaborado quimono caminha afastando-se do observador, com o cabelo preso no alto por adornos ornamentais e as longas mangas e a barra arrastando-se. Linhas de tinta e aguadas suaves de azul, rosa e ocre sobre papel delineiam o estampado do traje, seu motivo estrelado no ombro e os medalhões das mangas.

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