勝川春章筆 佛母恵選賛 江口の君図|Courtesan of Eguchi
The Met
Artist: Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章|Butsumo Keisen(Japanese, 1726–1792)
Date: painting:1770−80; inscription: 1820s–30s
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 14 7/8 × 20 7/16 in. (37.8 × 51.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 48 1/16 × 25 1/4 in. (122 × 64.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 48 1/16 × 27 3/8 in. (122.1 × 69.5 cm)
Credit Line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2018
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A woman in a patterned kimono sits on a large, white, stylized elephant, with Japanese text
Detailed Description
A woman is seated on a large, white elephant, against a plain, light beige background. The woman is positioned slightly to the right of the vertical center, facing towards the left and looking downwards. She has pale skin and an elaborate dark hairstyle, adorned with several decorative pins. She wears a dark blue kimono patterned with gold, orange, and light blue floral and fan motifs. A prominent red sash or garment is draped across her lap. Her right hand holds a long, thin, dark object, while her left hand rests gently on her lap. The elephant is depicted in a stylized manner, with a predominantly white body and faint, swirling outlines that suggest its form, body, and legs. Its head is turned towards the left, revealing visible tusks and a trunk that curves downwards. To the left of the woman and elephant, multiple vertical lines of black Japanese text are present, accompanied by a small red seal below them. Additional vertical lines of black text are visible on the far right side of the image. The central scene is framed by decorative borders: a narrow gold and brown floral pattern along the top and bottom edges, and wider black borders with a repeating gold geometric pattern on the left and right sides.
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