With a delicate willow tree as a framing device, the artist focuses solely upon his subjects. The two women, carefully balanced, one standing, elongated and sinuous, and her companion, more solidly grounded in her vibrant purple robe, intently focus on the beautiful flower blooming in the garden. This is an image of elegance, both in terms of the women's fashions and the carefully arranged landscape. The poem at the top reads, "beautiful face like a hibiscus, eyebrow like a willow leaf. ". Date: 1898 (Meiji). Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: height: 35.5 cm (13.9 in); width: 23.4 cm (9.2 in). Medium: pigments on mulberry paper. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Fukuda Hatsujiro - Fuzoku ga - Walters 95648
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