大奥女中芝居見物図|Lady-in-Waiting at Edo Castle
The Met
Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川國芳(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Date: ca. 1854–60 (Ansei era)
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 35 7/8 × 11 1/2 in. (91.2 × 29.2 cm) Overall with mounting: 70 3/4 × 16 3/8 in. (179.7 × 41.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 70 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (179.7 × 47 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Sue Cassidy Clark, in honor of Barbara Brennan Ford, 2020
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A woman in a dark floral kimono leans on a wooden screen, her hand near her chin, facing right
Detailed Description
A vertical painting depicts a woman in a dark kimono leaning on a light wooden structure against a plain tan background. The woman is positioned slightly to the left of the center, facing towards the viewer's right. Her skin is pale, and her dark hair is styled in an elaborate bun adorned with a small yellow floral ornament on the right side. Her face has small red lips and dark eyes. She wears a dark gray or blue kimono with a red collar and undergarment visible at the neckline. The kimono is patterned with light pink blossoms on green branches, particularly visible on the lower half and sleeves. A yellow obi is tied around her waist. Her right arm is bent, with her hand resting near her chin, and her left arm is also resting on the wooden structure. The light-colored wooden structure, possibly a screen or railing, has a grid pattern with some darker, possibly translucent, squares visible within its framework. The structure extends from the lower left to the mid-right of the painting. In the lower left corner, there is a small red rectangular seal with black characters. The background is a uniform, light tan color.
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