1830
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Courtesan Emon of Maruebiya with a View of Tago Bay (form the series Courtesans with a Playful Group of Eight Views) is a 1830 by Utagawa Kuniyasu, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman in a kimono, holding a sword and standing in front of a large vase with bamboo shoots. She wears a dark kimono with a floral pattern and has a hairpiece with long sticks and flowers. The background is light-colored, with a small picture of a beach scene in the top-left corner. The woman's kimono is intricately designed, with a mix of dark and light colors. The vase behind her is tall and narrow, with a few bamboo shoots sticking out. The overall atmosphere of the painting is serene and elegant. To learn more about the Romanticism movement, which influenced this painting, check out the Romanticism art movement.
Utagawa Kuniyasu was a Japanese artist best known for his prints in the ukiyo-e style as a member of the Utagawa school.
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