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A Woman with a Young Man Disguised

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A young man dressed as a mendicant monk (komuso) lowers his straw hat to identify himself to a woman. The customary dress of these monks, including a black kimono and large basket-shaped hat covering the entire head, made for a perfect disguise, for instance when secretly visiting one’s lover.
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Title: A Woman with a Young Man Disguised
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A young man dressed as a mendicant monk (komuso) lowers his straw hat to identify himself to a woman.
The customary dress of these monks, including a black kimono and large basket-shaped hat covering the entire head, made for a perfect disguise, for instance when secretly visiting one’s lover.

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