A woman and a wood gatherer under a cherry tree

A hanging scroll shows a woman in a flowing pale robe and a bent-over man gathering wood beneath a cherry branch with white blossoms. Delicate ink and color on tan silk, with the figures set small against the empty ground.

Artist

Tawaraya Sori III (fl. ca. late 18th-early 19th century)

Date

late 18th-early 19th century

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

729 × 1707 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art