寛文美人図|Beauty of the Kanbun Era
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: late 17th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 24 1/8 × 9 5/8 in. (61.3 × 24.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 55 × 15 7/16 in. (139.7 × 39.2 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Full-length depiction of a woman in an ornate patterned kimono, on a plain light brown ground
Detailed Description
The image is a vertical painting on a scroll, depicting a single standing figure against a plain light brown background. The figure, a woman, is positioned centrally, facing slightly to the viewer's left with her head bowed and looking downwards. Her skin is pale, and her facial features are delicately rendered. Her black hair is styled upwards into a bun with a white ornament, and long strands fall over her shoulders. She wears an elaborate, floor-length kimono with wide sleeves. The main body of the kimono is a light blue-grey color, patterned with small white floral motifs. This base fabric is adorned with numerous irregularly shaped patches in various colors and patterns, including sections of red with white cross-hatching, gold with subtle textures, dark blue with geometric designs, and white with small black patterns. A wide, golden-yellow obi cinches her waist. The collar of her kimono is dark, possibly black or deep brown, with a patterned border. The sleeves are wide and extend outwards, and the hem of the kimono flares out at the bottom, resting on the ground. The central painting is framed by decorative borders. The top and bottom sections of the scroll feature a green fabric with a subtle gold patterned design. The vertical side borders are a darker brown fabric, embellished with scattered, lighter brown and green leaf shapes, as well as circular and square geometric patterns.
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