Young Woman Preparing Tea

before 1952

Not on view

Although Suizan studied Nihonga, or “Japanese-style painting,” certain Western influences can be seen in this work, especially in the three-dimensional depiction of the woman. The scene is presented in an ultrarealistic style, with careful attention given to the details on the tea implements, the smoke from the brazier, and the figure’s facial features and hair. The subject is the artist’s daughter, who lived in New York.

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お茶をたてる少女
Title: Young Woman Preparing Tea
Artist: Miki Suizan (Japanese, 1887–1957)
Period: Shōwa period (1926–89)
Date: before 1952
Culture: Japan
Medium: Matted painting; watercolor on silk mounted on mat board
Dimensions: Image: 29 3/4 × 29 1/4 in. (75.6 × 74.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Suizan Miki, 1952
Object Number: 52.197
Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Miki Suizan
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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