schema:description 10 | "tombstone: Beneath the Willow, after 1778. Tsukioka Sessai (Japanese, 1839). Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper; overall: 94 x 33.2 cm (37 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.273...(more)" |
schema:description | "creditline: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith" |
schema:description | "measurements: Overall: 94 x 33.2 cm (37 x 13 1/16 in.)" |
schema:description | "id: 152446" |
schema:description | "wall_description: Two young women cool themselves by a river as a willow blows in the breeze. One crouches down to rinse a hand towel, while the other sits with her chin balanced on her fan. Beside her is a black lacquer tray with a floral design in gold, holding her tobacco kit. Tsukioka Tessai was an Osaka-based ukiyo-e artist who was especially respected for his representations of beautiful women (bijin). The court bestowed upon him the rank Bridge of the Law (hokyo) in 1778, and he was eventually elevated in rank to Eye of the Law (hogen)....(more)" |
schema:description | "collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll" |
schema:description | "technique: hanging scroll, ink and color on paper" |
schema:description | "inscription: Signed: Bridge of the Law Sessai (Hokyo Sessai)
Sealed: Sessai" |
schema:description | "culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)" |
schema:description | "type: Painting" |