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Beauty (Bijin)

c. 1775–1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Image: 97.2 x 27.6 cm (38 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.); Overall: 185.4 x 46.4 cm (73 x 18 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Kelvin Smith Fund 1987.150
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A hanging scroll depicts a woman with light skin looking down and left. She wears a dark kimono with blue and green circular patterns over a red-patterned undergarment. Red pins accent her hair. Above her, vertical columns of dark calligraphy are brushed onto the cream-colored background. She stands on a plain surface with her hands tucked into her sleeves, the lower edge of her robe swirling around her feet.

Beauty (Bijin)

c. 1775–1849

Katsushika Hokusai

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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