Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe / Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)
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- Accession Number
- 1985/2.7
- Title
- Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe
- Artist
- Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1759-1818
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Object Creation Date
- early 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Japan
- Style/Group/Movement
- Naturalist
- Inscription
- Signature and seal of artist
- Dimensions
- 123.2 cm x 45.1 cm (48 1/2 in. x 17 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- figure painting
- Physical Description
- This image is of a lone female figure centrally located on the scroll. The dominate color of the image is red. The figure's outer kimono is decorated with red and gold maple leaves.
- Subject Matter
- Living in Kyoto, Soken was one of Maruyama Okyo's ten best pupils. He excelled in his depictions of beautiful women. The woman in this work, with one arm withdraw into her sleeve and a hand working to let down her hair, appears to be undressing. The soft reddish blush on her cheek and her averted eyes suggest that she is aware of being observed.
- Primary Keywords
- beauty
- courtesans
- hanging scrolls
- japan (nation)
- kimonos
- maple trees
- robes
- ukiyo-e
- women
- Secondary Keywords
- aesthetic concepts
- asia (continent)
- asian
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- costume
- costume by form
- deciduous trees
- east asian
- geographic and political locations
- japanese
- japanese printmaking styles
- japanese styles
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- people by occupation
- people in service occupations
- philosophical concepts
- plants
- prostitutes
- scroll paintings
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 617 x 1381
- File Size
- 56 KB
- Record
- 1985/2.7
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-2.7/1985_2.7.jpg
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"Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe; Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-2.7/1985_2.7.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 04, 2024.