渡辺省亭筆 「七美人之図」|Seven Beauties of the Bamboo Grove
The Met
Artist: Watanabe Seitei 渡辺省亭(Japanese, 1851–1918)
Date: early 20th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and possibly lacquer on silk
Dimensions: Image: 64 9/16 × 33 7/8 in. (164 × 86 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, in honor of John T. Carpenter, 2022
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Multiple women in ornate garments stand and sit amidst tall bamboo stalks
Detailed Description
Eight women are depicted in various poses within a bamboo grove. The background features numerous tall, slender bamboo stalks with dark green foliage, fading into a lighter, misty green and beige at the top. The ground beneath the figures is a light, muted green. In the center, a woman sits on the ground, facing slightly left. She wears a richly decorated golden-yellow outer garment with blue patterns, a red inner layer, and a green obi. Her elaborate black hair is styled high with golden ornaments. To her left, another woman stands, looking down at the seated figure, wearing a dark gray garment with a green obi and holding a pink flower. Behind her, a woman with long, flowing dark hair wears a dark green garment. To the right of the central seated figure, a woman kneels, wearing a light purple garment with a dark obi, holding a fan. Above her, a woman stands, facing right, in a pink garment with white patterns. Further back and to the right, another woman stands, wearing a dark gray garment. In the lower left, a smaller figure, possibly a child, stands facing right, wearing a blue and red patterned garment. Another woman is partially visible behind the central seated figure, wearing a dark garment. The women's faces are pale with delicate features, and their hair is styled in various traditional updos or left long.
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