The Brine Maiden Matsukaze, 見立松風図, Edo period (1615–1868), early 18th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

---

The Brine Maiden Matsukaze, 見立松風図, Edo period (1615–1868), early 18th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Image: 31 9/16 × 11 3/16 in. ( × cm), Paintings, Nishimura Shigenobu (Japanese, active 1729–39), A young maiden leaning against a pine tree by the seashore holds a black courtier’s cap in her left hand. A man’s garment is draped over branch above her. Though the woman’s hair and garments are in the style of the eighteenth century, she represents a character from the Noh play Wind through the Pines (Matsukaze

---

Size: 2029px × 5688px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 11, 1615–1868, 1729–39, 18th, , 3/16, 31, , 9/16, active, black, branch, brine, cap, century, character, cm, color, courtier, draped, early, edo, eighteenth, garment, garments, hair, hand, hanging, holds, image, ink, japan, japanese, leaning, left, maiden, man, matsukaze, nishimura, noh, paintings, paper, period, pine, pines, play, represents, scroll, seashore, shigenobu, style, tree, wind, woman, young, 見立松風図