Dancer with a Maple Branch
Katsukawa Shunsho · About 1780-90 · Art Institute of Chicago
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This woman is performing the Momijigari dance, which is done in autumn using branches of red maple as props. She has partially undone her outer robe to reveal one sleeve of the red garment she wears underneath. Red maple leaves can be found as a motif indicating autumn throughout painting and the decorative arts in Japan.
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Details
- Maker
- Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川 春章, Japanese, 1726-1792
- Date
- About 1780-90
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; Ink, color, and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 58.7 × 28.1 cm (23 1/8 × 11 1/16 in.); Overall with mount and knobs: 147.8 × 43.8 cm (58 3/16 × 17 1/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- Japan
- Held by
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · Not on view
- Credit line
- Frederick W. Gookin Collection
Image: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0
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