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ukiyoe Heian-period lady

Heian-period aristocratic lady in jyuni-hitoe, multi-layered kimono worn by the aristocratic women approximately 1200 years ago. The Japanese literary classic The Tale of Genji is set during this period. Its female author Murasaki Shikibu would have dressed like this.