Two Beauties

About this work

You see two women in traditional Japanese clothing, standing together. They are dressed in elaborate robes with big sleeves. The painter used bold colors to make their clothes stand out, which was a common style back then. The women's robes are painted in broad, opaque masses of color. This style was typical of the artist's work, who also made prints and wrote poetry. Check out the work of Kitao Shigemasa to see more examples of this style.