Minneapolis Institute of Art
Women in the Demimonde
attr. Yamaguchi SokenLinkedCulture matchlcp-1d8e20f43504
- Date
- first half 19th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll, from a set of five, ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 117190
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
In the Edo period, the material and design of kimono were strictly regulated by the government along class lines, such that class and occupation were identifiable by costumes and hairstyles. Here (from left to right) are ladies of the warrior class, wives of merchants, young maidens, working girls, and women in the demimonde. Soken’s extraordinary brush control and use of pigments can be seen in the delicate hairlines and the texture of complexions and make-up. The son of a kimono merchant, he depicted magnificent kimono with delicate folds suggesting the body under the fabric. Japan, Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture
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