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About this work

You see a tall, narrow scroll with bright colors: a Chinese woman in a long robe stands under a flowering tree, holding a fan. This print was made in 1922, when woodblock printing was mostly used for books and posters. Here, the artist treated it like a painting—layering colors carefully, almost like brushstrokes. The woman’s face is smooth, but her robe has tiny lines that show folds and shadows. To see more prints like this, look up the subject: china.