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Wisteria Maiden (Fuji Musume)

1615–99
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The wisteria maiden is an otsu-e subject thought to have been inspired by popular dances. Paintings such as this were often sold as good-luck charms for marriages.

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