Young Noblewoman with cats and temari - Acrylic on 140 lb paper 8x10

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Miss Kitty is dressed as a noblewoman of the late Edo era. I wanted this painting to be cute as well as elegant, and I added the sparrows to inject a bit of playfullness - they look like they're chasing after the temari! A temari is a kind of ball made of scraps of fabric wrapped in thread and covered with silk embroidery.

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