Tagasode (“Whose Sleeves?”)
The painting depicts a rack with clothes. The rack has two horizontal bars and a vertical bar on each side. The rack has two feet at the bottom. The rack and feet are dark brown with a gold pattern. The rack holds seven kimonos. The kimonos hang over and fold over the horizontal bars. The kimonos are made of silk and have various colors and patterns including stripes, florals and geometric designs. The background is gold with a darker gold line pattern. The background is bordered with a thin dark line. The title of the painting is "Tagasode (“Whose Sleeves?”)" and the artist is unknown.
Artwork Details
- Date
- first half of 17th century
- Medium
- Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, gold, silver, and gold leaf on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 283 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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