Wisteria Maiden (Fuji Musume)
Unknown Artist
1615–99
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
painting only: 71 × 25.2 cm · with mount: 154.9 × 28.9 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Anonymous Gift
Accession Number
1963.96
About this artwork
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.