The theme of a bourgeois woman "at home," coiffed and dressed to greet visitors, was a familiar one in cassatt’s work, utilized in compositions such as mimi as a brunette. The position of the model as seen from behind may reflect the consideration of the nape of a woman’s neck as the ultimate symbol of beauty and eroticism in japan. Date: 1890. Place of creation: America, 19th century. Dimensions: Sheet: 44 x 27.8 cm (17 5/16 x 10 15/16 in.); Platemark: 32.1 x 25 cm (12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in.). Medium: aquatint, drypoint, softground etching. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Clevelandart 1941.73
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