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A second woman stands behind her, attending to her hair. The use of space is typical of the period, with architectural elements creating a sense of interior depth while maintaining the flat, graphic quality of the woodblock medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtamaro employs a refined colour palette, relying on muted tones of ochre, soft blue, and charcoal black. The lines are precise and fluid, defining the folds of the kimono and the delicate features of the figures. In the upper left corner, a smaller inset scene provides additional narrative context, showing figures in an outdoor setting. This technique of using an inset to suggest a separate time or place is a common device in ukiyo-e prints of the late eighteenth century. The print demonstrates the artist's ability to balance complex narrative requirements with the formal constraints of the woodblock process. 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