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Hanging scroll painting of a woman in a patterned grey kimono reading a long letter, with a round blue fan behind her.

Young Woman Reading a Letter

A woman in a grey kimono patterned with red and white pine motifs stands and unrolls a long letter, reading it closely. Her hair is pinned with ornaments, and a round blue-and-white fan-like shape appears behind her. Painted hanging scroll with a green silk border and two red seals.

Artist
Ishikawa Toyonobu 石川豊信 (1711-1785)
Date
1711-1785
Medium
Full color, lacquer black, and slight gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1820 × 3999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1785).
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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