New Year Morning Makeup, Hanging Scroll by Hokusai

A woman in a grey kimono with a dark patterned outer robe sits on the floor beside a red lacquer stand, applying cosmetics with a brush while looking into a small mirror. A hanging scroll stands at left, and a tray with a dish rests on the stand against a plain ochre ground.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Date

ca. 1806-1811

Medium

Ink and color on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1602 × 4000 px

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