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Lighting effects are also seen in the painting "Beauty Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Night," traditionally attributed to Katsushika Ôi though it lacks seal or signature. A tall stone lantern, and smaller lantern by her feet, illuminate her face and ''furisode'' kimono, while cherry and pine trees are presented in silhouette. The stars in the night sky, innovatively, are represented not as white dots or circles, as was typical, but in reds and blues.

Lighting effects are also seen in the painting "Beauty Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Night," traditionally attributed to Katsushika Ôi though it lacks seal or signature. A tall stone lantern, and smaller lantern by her feet, illuminate her face and ''furisode'' kimono, while cherry and pine trees are presented in silhouette. The stars in the night sky, innovatively, are represented not as white dots or circles, as was typical, but in reds and blues.

The [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] holds in its collection a painting by Ôi depicting "Three Women Playing Musical Instruments";<ref>[http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/three-women-playing-musical-instruments-26487 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Accession Number 11.7689].</ref> the three have been identified as a young [[courtesan]] (''furisode shinzô'') playing the ''[[koto]]'', a [[geisha]] playing the [[shamisen]], and a townswoman playing the ''[[kokyu|kokyû]]''.

The [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] holds in its collection a painting by Ôi depicting "Three Women Playing Musical Instruments";<ref>[http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/three-women-playing-musical-instruments-26487 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Accession Number 11.7689].</ref> the three have been identified as a young [[courtesan]] (''furisode shinzô'') playing the ''[[koto]]'', a [[geisha]] playing the [[shamisen]], and a townswoman playing the ''[[kokyu (instrument)|kokyû]]''.

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