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<p>The pose in which Utamaro presents this beauty is typical
of Japanese painting and prints. The three-quarter face is
rendered with the simple outline of the eyebrow and cheek,
a single line for the nose, narrow eyes, and half-parted,
petal-like lips. Not the likeness of a specific individual, the
print instead portrays a particular mood or character.
</p><p>The pink mica background was created by covering the
image of the woman with a stencil and then brushing mica
mixed with pink color and an adhesive onto the background.
The print comes from a series that represents women from
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different classes.</div>
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Kitagawa Utamaro</div>
circa 1793 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1793-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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