Camille Monet In Japanese Costume

Monet does everything possible to present his wife, naturally brunette, as a blonde Parisian, both disguising her identity and emphasizing her difference from the exotic objects that surround her: a richly embroidered kimono, a group of sixteen paper fans, and what appears to be a tatami mat under his feet. The fan in Camille's hand is decorated in blue, white, and red, the colors of the French flag.