Bijin-ga (美人画) #3

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Two traditionally dressed Japanese women are depicted in a full-body portrait, resembling a painting with a flat color palette. The woman in the foreground is looking at the viewer from a three-quarter angle. She has pale skin with a delicate flush on her cheeks, and her full, red lips are slightly parted. Her dark hair is styled in an elaborate updo with red ribbons and flower-shaped hair ornaments. She is wearing a dark blue kimono adorned with patterns of white chrysanthemums, and a light gray obi. Her right hand, with delicately painted fingernails, is raised and gently closed, while her left hand is hidden under the sleeve of a dark green layer of her kimono.
Behind her, another woman is partially visible, also looking at the viewer. Her face is similar in features to the first woman, with pale skin, flushed cheeks, and reddish lips. Her dark hair is also styled in an elaborate updo, decorated with a blue and white decorative hair ornament and red ribbons. She is wearing a dark blue kimono with a red inner layer visible at the collar and a red obi. The kimono is patterned with white chrysanthemums and light-colored maple leaves. The background is a plain light gray with a branch of a