A Beauty
Fujimaro · c. 1810 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Many ukiyo-e paintings and prints focus on bijin (美人), or “beautiful people.” Female courtesans and entertainers were the main draw in the pleasure district of Edo (now Tokyo), but young men were also available. The poem here reads as follows: "The full blooming cherry / is not the only flower worth mentioning. / The color of the young plum tree / blooms as well." The full blooming cherry is a metaphor for mature women, and the plum for young men. The handsome youth in the painting is accompanied by a boy carrying a plum branch.
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- Maker
- Fujimaro (Japanese, d. 1830)
- Date
- c. 1810
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions
- Overall: 180.4 x 48.3 cm (71 x 19 in.); Painting only: 94 x 31 cm (37 x 12 3/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0