Women by an Iris Pond, c. 1785
Torii Kiyonaga; Publisher: Kōzuya Isukeexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Bequest of Richard P. Galeexpand_more 74.1.125
Not on Viewexpand_more
This is the right sheet of a diptych (two-panel composition) showing five women enjoying an excursion to an iris pond. The woman standing at left wears a sheer purple outer robe with a kasuri (ikat) pattern. Robes in black or purple with such patterns occur frequently in prints from the 1780s, suggesting they were the decade’s popular fashion choice. Many more kasuri patterns are featured in the sample book nearby.
Details
- Title
- Women by an Iris Pond
- Artist Life
- 1752 - 1815
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 74.1.125
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Torii Kiyonaga sakuhin sōmokuroku, Chiba, 2007, no. 20-a; Hirano, no. 705A
- Curator Approved
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