Untitled
Unknown
ca. 1700 · Porcelain painted with colored enamels and gilded (Hizen ware; Imari type) · Asian Art
In the seventeenth century, as cities such as Tokyo and Kyoto flourished, a new ideal of feminine beauty arose, featuring the beautiful and elegantly dressed women of the “floating world”—a euphemism for the pleasure quarters, which were also known for their theater and puppetry.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1700
- Medium
- Porcelain painted with colored enamels and gilded (Hizen ware; Imari type)
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
