Peeking Boy [right of the pair Kyoto Maiden and Peeking Boy], 1830s
Mihata Jōryūexpand_more
Ink and color on silkexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Cultureexpand_more 2013.29.111.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
Jōryō’s paintings of clean-cut beauties wrapped in luxurious kimono became very fashionable, and his influence can be seen in similar paintings even today. The left scroll represents a maiden from Kyoto, troubled that the hem of her robe is blowing in the wind, while the right scroll depicts a boy sneaking a peek, as though his powers of observation have stirred a wind strong enough to pry open her kimono.
(with 2013.29.111.2)
Details
- Title
- Peeking Boy [right of the pair Kyoto Maiden and Peeking Boy]
- Artist Life
- act. 1830s
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2013.29.111.2
- Provenance
- Azabu Museum of Art ('-1998); sold at Christie's New York, Park Avenue, Sale 9044 (AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF JAPANESE UKIYO-E PAINTINGS), 27 October 1998, lot 118; Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture (1998-2013).
- Curator Approved
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