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Standing Beauty with Sleeve to Her Mouth

Artist: Attributed to Iwasa Matabei Katsushige

Single female figure with her sleeve-covered hand covering the lower part of her face. She wears multiple robes: outermost is predominately black wih color snowflake motifs, while an exposed red undergarment features white and pink peonies and green peony leaves. Elaborate mounting features kimono brocades for upper and lower portions and include embroidered Chinese characters for "Spring" and "Deepen". Ichimonji strips above and below painting are made of black paper painted with gold designs.

Date
c. 1650-1660
In our collection
since December the 20th, 2010 up to now
Dimensions
14 13/16 x 10 5/16 in. (37.7 x 26.2 cm) (image) 64 9/16 x 14 15/16 in. (164 x 38 cm) (mount) 42.7 cm W w/rollers
Location
Not on View
Medium
Ink, color, gold, and shell white on paper
Price
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Composition
oxygen50%
iron2%
copper32%
atium16%