Portrait of Princess Soto'ori / Tosa Mitsuoki / Attributed to
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- Accession Number
- 1955/1.262
- Title
- Portrait of Princess Soto'ori
- Artist
- Tosa Mitsuoki
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1617-1691
- Medium and Support
- Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 17th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kinki (region)
- Kyoto (urban prefecture)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kinki (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Kyoto (urban prefecture)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Province M. Henry
- Style/Group/Movement
- Tosa School
- Inscription
- Signed: Tosa Sakon shogen Mitsuoki hitsu; Seal: Mitsuoki
- Dimensions
- 97.8 cm x 35.6 cm (38 1/2 in. x 14 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- portrait
- Physical Description
- Hanging scroll. A female figure is sitting against a blank background. She wears multiple layers of kimono, her hair is black and long, and her face white. She is watching a spider, descending from ceiling; her arms are extending in front as if she is trying to catch it. A screen of white and brown fabric is on her right, and an oil ramp with flame is on the other side. Three rolls of paper are placed in front of her. There are the artist's signature and seal on the left lower corner.
- The painting is mounted on light blue brocade with designs of auspicious characters and objects, including character “longevity,” treasures, and double gourds. The sides are made of golden brocade, but the gold foil is almost worn out.
- Warm holes on the upper right side, some small stains and dark lines on the top and near the face of the figure. Two repaired damages on the lower right corner. Some warm holes on the mounting as well. The wooden scroll bar is black lacquered.
- Subject Matter
- Sotôri hime (or Oto hime) was the younger sister of Ôsaka no Onakatsu hime, the wife of Inkyô tennô (412-453 CE) whom that Emperor installed in his palace. She was of peerless beauty and a poetess. She is often represented as a Court Lady, holding in her hand a shuttle, or in the act of weaving, being credited with the introduction of silk weaving into Japan. (Edmunds, Pointers and Clues to the Subjects of Chinese and Japanese Art, 1934)
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 541 x 1383
- File Size
- 66 KB
- Record
- 1955/1.262
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"Portrait of Princess Soto'ori; Tosa Mitsuoki; Attributed to." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1955-sl-1.262/1955_1.262.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.