Beauty Sealing a Loveletter
Date18th Century
Object PlaceJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumInk and colors on silk
Dimensions26x17in.
66x43.2cm
66x43.2cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford II Fund and General Membership Fund, gifts from Mr. and Mrs. William A. Fisher, and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar B. Whitcomb, by exchange
Object number1984.20
DescriptionBust-length figure of a female turned in three-quarter view holding a letter to her lips with her right hand. Lady wears a lightweight kasuri weave kimono. Neutral background.A favorite item in the royal coll..
On View
Not on viewCollections
- Prints from the Asian Art Department
early 19th Century
1821
1781
1781
c. 1612
1875
1650/1700