The Actor Yoshizawa Ayame I

A hanging scroll shows a seated figure in a dark patterned kimono and black headpiece on a wooden veranda, with a pagoda in the misty distance and a small red object and a cat nearby. Tiny figures appear in a landscape above, and the scene is rendered in ink and color on paper.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Ink, color, and lacquer black on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

966 × 3000 px

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