Woman on a Balcony, Watching a Young Man Play Kemari: Parody of the Wakana no jô Chapter of The Tale of Genji / Torii Kiyonaga
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- Accession Number
- 1960/1.144
- Title
- Woman on a Balcony, Watching a Young Man Play Kemari: Parody of the Wakana no jô Chapter of The Tale of Genji
- Artist
- Torii Kiyonaga
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1752 - 1815
- Object Creation Date
- mid 1780
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Japan
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- ukiyo e
- Dimensions
- 91.4 cm x 20.3 cm (36 in. x 8 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- A color print depicting a woman on a balcony behind a fence looking down at a man on the other side of the fence. The woman is wearing a kimono of dark color with a flower pattern on the bottom. She appears to be hiding a smile behind her sleave. The man is wearing a green yukata with black underneath. He is lifting the bottom of his yukata up, revealing most of his right leg, as he kicks a ball that is depicted at the top level of the fence.
- Subject Matter
- The man is playing kemari, a traditional Japanese sport. The fence implies a boundary between the man and woman, suggesting that the female is a low ranking commoner and the male is of the higher merchang class. However, kemari is a game of the imperial court. The scene is actually a modern re-enactment of an episode of The Tale of Genji where a princess falls in love with a young courtier as she watches him play kemari.
- Secondary Keywords
- asian
- building divisions
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- east asian
- japanese
- japanese printmaking styles
- japanese styles
- landscaped-site elements
- open spaces and site elements
- people and culture
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by form
- site elements
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 273 x 1415
- File Size
- 57 KB
- Record
- 1960/1.144
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"Woman on a Balcony, Watching a Young Man Play Kemari: Parody of the Wakana no jô Chapter of The Tale of Genji; Torii Kiyonaga." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-1.144/1960_1.144.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
