Object Details
Artist
Chobunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之 (1756-1829)
School/Tradition
Ukiyo-e
Label
Paintings of this type were often made in sets, showing beautiful women in the four seasons of the year. In this painting, two women, one holding a tobacco pipe, pause near an autumn maple. Many Japanese painters and designers of woodblack prints of the Edo period (1615-1868) specialized in the popular subject of beautiful women. Most of the women portrayed in the woodblock prints and paintings called ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world) were courtesans, usually from the Yoshiwara, the officially sanctioned pleasure district in the city of Edo.
Born to a family of governmental officials, Eishi specialized in paintings and prints of women, having studied painting with a master of the professional Kano school. His training is apparent in the precision and fine detail with which he renders textile patterns and facial features.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Japanese Arts in the Edo Period: 1615-1868, part 1 (August 18, 2007 to February 24, 2008)
Boxed In: Japanese Ceramics and Their Storage Boxes (September 23, 1982 to February 17, 1983)
Japanese Art, Galleries 3, 4, and 5 (January 1, 1963 to September 16, 1970)
Ukiyo-e Exhibition (August 7, 1961 to January 1, 1963)
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date
late 18th-early 19th century
Period
Edo period
Accession Number
F1957.5
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink, color and gold on silk
Dimensions
H x W (image): 98.1 × 38.2 cm (38 5/8 × 15 1/16 in)
Origin
Japan
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
autumn
Edo period (1615 - 1868)
woman
maple tree
Japan
smoking
ukiyo-e
Japanese Art
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Record ID
fsg_F1957.5