two women sitting next to each other in front of a birdcage and fan
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Beauties Watching a Revolving Lantern by Utamaro (1750 - 1806)

Fantastic Utamaro scene of two beauties watching a revolving lantern optical toy. A silhouette of a geisha playing a shamisen and a dancing cat wearing tall geta sandals and carrying an umbrella appear on the side of the paper shade. To the left of the silhouettes, a man looks through the barred windows of a teahouse, holding a fan to his face. The woman at right bends down for a closer look, absorbed in the display, while her companion watches her, adjusting a hairpin. A terrific design…
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