Click image to view full screen
Lady with a Parasol
✓ Authenticity guarantee · ✓ Specialist condition report · ✓ Insured worldwide shipping · ✓ Private-room viewing
This painting depicts a young woman braving the elements as she hurries home from the local bathhouse. The action depicted accentuates her slender neck and bare legs. In later Japanese art, images of beautiful women in bare feet and a towel between their teeth have sensual overtones.
| Artist / Maker | Koikawa Harumasa |
|---|---|
| Date | early 1800s |
| Culture / Origin | Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) |
| Medium | hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver pigments on paper |
| Dimensions | Mounted: 189.4 x 40 cm (74 9/16 x 15 3/4 in.); Painting only: 103 x 27.6 cm (40 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.) |
| Department | Japanese Art |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
BiographyKoikawa Harumasa.Koikawa Harumasa worked as painter and ukiyo-e artist and is associated with Tokugawa shogunate.Disciplinespainter, ukiyo-e artistNationalityTokugawa shogunateSources: Wikidata Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
Condition
A detailed condition report and high-resolution photography are available from our specialists in advance of the sale.
Shipping & Collection
Fine-art shipping with climate control and full insurance to over 120 countries; collection by appointment.
Buying at Matchless Pieces
Register, verify your identity, and bid online or in a private room. Buyer’s premium and taxes are shown before you confirm.
