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Kanbun bijin (Beauties of the Kanbun Era) is a genre of painting of the late seventeenth century in which a gorgeously garbed figure is elegantly posed against a blank background. The Kanbun era officially lasted about a decade, from 1661 to 1672, but the historical designation is used more expansively to refer to the 1660s through 1680s. The origins of Kanbun bijin can be traced to early seventeenth-century paintings of everyday life, often populated by large numbers of people enjoying leisurely outdoor pursuits, such as picnicking, or indulging in indoor amusements like playing games, dancing, or attending plays. Kanbun bijin paintings, like their precedents, were generally created by little-known artists, no doubt in a studio environment.
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