Interior: a girl and a kitten

A hanging scroll shows a seated girl in a red kimono in a room with a folding screen behind her, while a small kitten sits on the floor at lower right. The soft colors and fine brushwork are set against a plain beige ground within brown silk mounting.

Artist

Katsukawa Shuncho 勝川春潮 (active ca. 1780-1795)

Date

late 18th century

Medium

Color and gold on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

899 × 2999 px

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