The image shows a woman standing upright, holding a fan in each hand. She is wearing a traditional Japanese kimono with a checkered pattern and a colorful belt. The woman's hair is styled in an updo. She has a calm and focused expression. There is a bowl on the floor and a small section of a mat underneath her feet. In the background, there is a decorated box with a teapot-like object.

At Her Toilet

1868

Medium: albumen silver print with applied color
Classification: Photograph
Period: 1851 to 1875
Image size: 3489 × 4340px

Description

The image shows a woman standing upright, holding a fan in each hand. She is wearing a traditional Japanese kimono with a checkered pattern and a colorful belt. The woman's hair is styled in an updo. She has a calm and focused expression. There is a bowl on the floor and a small section of a mat underneath her feet. In the background, there is a decorated box with a teapot-like object.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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