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Japanese woodblock print of a woman in a flowered kimono pulling a striped pole while a man in a striped robe holds an open fan.

Beauty of Ibarakiya Pulling at a Man's Umbrella, after Watanabe no Tsuna

A woman in a patterned kimono with pink and green tones grips a tall striped pole while a man in a striped robe holds a large folding fan against his shoulder. Hanging signs and a lowered blind frame the room, and the scene is printed in soft benizuri-e colors on paper.

Artist
Torii Kiyohiro
Date
c. 1759
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban, benizuri-e
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2351 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1764).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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