Kawamata Tsunemasa / Two Bijin: Parody of Kanzan and Jittoku / Edo period, Kampo

Kawamata Tsunemasa
Two Bijin: Parody of Kanzan and Jittoku
Edo period, Kampo - Kan'en eras, c. 1741-1751
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Creator Name: Kawamata, Tsunemasa
Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: Japanese; fl. 1716-1748 Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Active Place: Asia,East Asia,Japan
Creator Name-CRT: Kawamata Tsunemasa
Title: Two Bijin: Parody of Kanzan and Jittoku
Title Type: preferred
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Creation Start Date: 1741
Creation End Date: 1751
Creation Date: Edo period, Kampo - Kan'en eras, c. 1741-1751
Creation Place: Asia,East Asia,Japan
Object Type: Paintings
Classification Term: Hanging Scroll
Materials and Techniques: Painting in kakemono form on paper.
Dimensions: 93.3 x 27.9 cm. 36 3/4 x 11" Mount: 68 1/4 x 15 1/4" Length: 36 1/4" Width: 11"
AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 1933.13
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, The Clarence Buckingham Collection
Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html
Subject Description: The subject represents 2 young women standing under a pine tree looking at an unwritten scroll. A besom lies on the ground at their feet. This is an ukiyo-e fantasy of the subject of Kanzan and Kittoku. The figure at the right wears a kinono of red with gold & black with desgins of shells & leaves in a variety of colors. The figure at the left wears a brown kimono with chrysanthemum pattern below the knees. Her obi is green with pheasants in an all-over pattern. Mounts of yuzen dyeing with batik patterns& iris with bridge.
AMICA ID: AIC_.1933.13
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1999

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