Woman Reading under a Mosquito Net
A courtesan bedecked in gorgeous robes, decorated with waves, bamboo grass, gentian flowers (sasarindō), and other floral motifs, is seated just outside the mosquito net covering her sleeping area. With the net draped over her uncoiffed hair, she reads a long letter, no doubt from a wealthy patron, and the viewer is left to imagine what kind of news the message contains.
Only a few other paintings by Fuhiken Tokikaze are known, but the gentle, corpulent facial features suggest an artist in the circle of Miyagawa Chōshun.
Only a few other paintings by Fuhiken Tokikaze are known, but the gentle, corpulent facial features suggest an artist in the circle of Miyagawa Chōshun.
Artwork Details
- 不非軒時風筆 蚊帳美人図
- Title: Woman Reading under a Mosquito Net
- Artist: Fuhiken Tokikaze (active first half of the 18th century)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: ca. 1720
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
- Dimensions: Image: 27 1/2 × 14 5/8 in. (69.8 × 37.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 60 3/16 × 22 1/8 in. (152.8 × 56.2 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
- Object Number: 2015.300.122
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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