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Lady with a Parasol

Lady with a Parasol

early 1800s
(Japanese)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver pigments on paper
Overall: 87.9 x 45 cm (34 5/8 x 17 11/16 in.); Painting only: 103 x 27.6 cm (40 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.257
Location: not on view

Description

This painting depicts a youg woman braving the elements as she hurries home from the local bathhouse. The action depicted accentuates her slender neck and bare legs. In later Japanese art, images of beautiful women in bare feet and a towel between their teeth have sensual overtones.
  • (Heisando, Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Smith)
    ?–1985
    The Kelvin Smith Collection, Cleveland, OH, given by Mrs. Kelvin [Eleanor Armstrong] Smith [1899–1998] to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1985–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Later Japanese Art Rotation (Gallery 113). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 4, 2003-March 18, 2004).
    Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).
    A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
  • {{cite web|title=Lady with a Parasol|url=false|author=Koikawa Harumasa|year=early 1800s|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1985.257