柳下美人図|Courtesan and her Attendants under a Willow Tree
The Met
Artist: Unchō 雲潮|Kyokutei Bakin 曲亭馬琴|Santō Kyōden 山東京伝(Japanese, active late 18th century)
Date: 1796
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions: 36 1/2 x 13 3/8 in. (92.7 x 34 cm) Overall with mounting: 72 13/16 × 18 7/8 in. (185 × 48 cm) Overall with knobs: 72 13/16 × 20 5/8 in. (185 × 52.4 cm)
Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Three figures, two larger and one smaller, stand below vertical script and a faint ink drawing
Detailed Description
This vertical scroll features a central light tan panel framed by a decorative border. The upper half of the central panel contains vertical script in black ink and several small red seals. To the right of the script, a faint, abstract ink drawing depicts a large, rounded, draped form or rock. The lower half of the central panel shows three figures, likely women, standing. The leftmost figure wears a light-colored kimono with colorful trim; a dark garment is draped over her left arm. Her hair is styled in a dark bun, and she wears a dark, flat-topped hat. The central figure wears a pinkish kimono with intricate patterns and carries a large, golden, textured, basket-like object in front of her body. Her hair is styled in a dark bun, and she wears a dark hat with two prominent, upward-curving loops. The rightmost figure, smaller in stature and possibly a child, stands slightly behind and to the right of the central figure. She wears a light-colored kimono with a red obi and red trim; her hair is styled in a dark bun. The border framing the central panel has a blue background with white wavy lines and faint, stylized plant motifs, possibly lotus leaves, in a lighter tone.
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