Beauty of the Kanbun Era
The painting depicts a woman wearing a traditional Japanese kimono, standing on a beige background. The woman's kimono has a white base color with intricate designs and patterns in shades of red, orange, blue, and yellow. She has long black hair styled in an updo and her head is tilted down. The background of the painting features a brown border with a green stripe and gold and light green leaves and circular lattice patterns. The overall style of the painting appears to be traditional Japanese art from the Kanbun era. The title of the piece is "Beauty of the Kanbun Era".
Artwork details
- Date:
- late 17th century
- Medium:
- Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 330 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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