1812
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Beauty (Bijin) is a 1812 unspecified by Katsushika Hokusai, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman in a kimono, facing left. Her hair is tied back, and she wears a red pin. The woman's kimono is patterned with a mix of dark and light colors. The background is a light brown color, with some Japanese writing on the left side. The artist's use of color and pattern creates a sense of movement and energy. To learn more about the artist's work, look up Katsushika Hokusai.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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