若衆立姿図 (Wakashū tachisugata zu)|Elegantly Garbed Male Youth
Unidentified artist
mid-to-late 17th century · Hanging scroll; color on paper · Asian Art
With an elegant, patterned robe (kosode), gentle facial features enhanced by a powdered complexion, and delicate hands, this figure may appear at first glance to be a female performer frozen in movement. The hair tied back at the forehead, however, suggests that this is actually a male youth (wakashu) cross-dressed as a stylish woman.
- Artist
- Unidentified artist
- Date
- mid-to-late 17th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
