Alas, earthly beauty however luminous cannot outshine nor outlast the undying light of the heavenly

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A traditional Japanese painting of a beautiful woman with dark black hair tied in an intricate bun with an orange-red hair tie on the right side of her head. She is wearing a black kimono with an orange-red sash tied around her waist. Her skin is fair, with a subtle blush on her cheeks, and her lips are painted a muted red. Her eyes are delicately drawn in a downturned manner, with long, fine eyelashes, and she gazes downwards. One of her hands is visible, resting on her lap, with finely articulated fingers. The background is a deep, dark blue, suggesting a night sky, with a few faint white bokeh circles resembling stars scattered in the upper and left parts of the image. The art style is clean and elegant, with precise lines and a soft, ethereal quality, reminiscent of Ukiyo-e woodblock prints or nihonga paintings.