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Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a checked robe beside a small white dog, under a pale full moon on gold ground.

A Courtesan and Her Attendant

A hanging scroll shows a standing woman in a patterned kimono with a checked outer robe, and a small white dog at her feet at lower left. A pale full moon hangs above her against a warm gold-brown ground, framed by a blue-grey patterned mount.

Artist
Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814)
Date
1735-1868
Medium
Color and gold on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1118 × 3000 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

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