Lady with a Parasol
1804
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1804
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A woman in a blue robe clutches a red parasol, her bare feet splashing through rain puddles. Steam rises from her skin—she’s just left the bathhouse. In Edo Japan, women rarely showed their legs in public. The artist turns a simple errand into something bold. The towel between her teeth was later used in art to hint at intimacy, but here it just looks practical. To see how other Edo artists painted daily life, look up *japan, edo period (1615–1868)*.
