蹄斎北馬筆 三味線持つ美人図|Female Entertainer with Shamisen
The Met
Artist: Teisai Hokuba(Japanese, 1771–1844)
Date: early 19th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 31 1/8 x 11 1/4 in. (79.1 x 28.6 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Woman in dark kimono plays shamisen on veranda, overlooking hazy landscape, trees, and boats
Detailed Description
A vertical image depicts a scene with a woman in the foreground and a landscape in the background. In the lower half, a woman is seated on a patterned mat, facing slightly to the right, with her head tilted back and to the left. She wears a dark kimono with red lining and a red obi, and her hair is styled in a dark, elaborate bun. Her left hand rests on the body of a shamisen, a three-stringed instrument, while her right hand holds a plectrum. Next to her on the right is a small, lidded box with green and red patterns. Behind the woman, a wooden veranda railing extends horizontally. Beyond the railing, a large, dark green pine tree with a gnarled trunk stands prominently on the left. To its right, a cluster of trees with white blossoms appears. The background opens up to a wide, hazy landscape. A body of water, in light grays and blues, stretches across the middle distance, dotted with several small, low-lying landmasses topped with sparse, dark trees. Several small boats with figures are visible on the water, moving from left to right. The sky above is a pale, muted beige, blending into the distant horizon.
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