Wisteria Maiden (Fuji Musume)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Wisteria Maiden (Fuji Musume)

Date
1615–99
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

The wisteria maiden is an otsu-e subject thought to have been inspired by popular dances. Paintings such as this were often sold as good-luck charms for marriages.

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