Woman near a fenced-off flowering garden

A woman in a grey kimono patterned with small motifs and red-lined sleeves stands before a bamboo fence, holding a round fan with a drum-shaped bag at her side. Pale blossoming branches rise at upper left against a warm ochre silk ground, rendered in color and gold.

Artist

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章 (1726-1792)

Date

late 18th century

Medium

Color and gold on silk panel

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

575 × 1516 px

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