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Beauty at the Mimeguri Shrine
Utagawa ToyohiroLinkedCulture matchlcp-c2c17e7e9e7b
- Date
- Edo period, Bunka era c. 1804/18
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink, colors and gold pigment on silk
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 32132
This fashionable woman is enjoying a cool evening by the Mimeguri Shrine, located on an embankment of the Sumida River, which flows through central Tokyo. Her clothing advertises her sophistication: a chic lightweight black kimono that reveals the colors of her robes underneath, with a complementary obi (sash). Toyohiro was a second-generation artist of the Utagawa School, the most prominent painters of ukiyo-e, or “floating world” pictures. The phrase “floating world” describes a way of life in premodern Japanese cities (17th–19th centuries) that celebrated enjoyment in fleeting pleasures such as art, beauty, and fashion.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Margaret Gentles
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- Object type
- AAT300033618
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