Lady with a Parasol
Koikawa Harumasa (Japanese)
early 1800s
Medium
hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver pigments on paper
Dimensions
87.9 × 45 cm · painting only: 103 × 27.6 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Accession Number
1985.257
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
This painting depicts a young woman braving the elements as she hurries home from the local bathhouse. The action depicted accentuates her slender neck and bare legs. In later Japanese art, images of beautiful women in bare feet and a towel between their teeth have sensual overtones.