Two Beauties, late 18th-early 19th century. Shigemasa favored using colours in broad opaque masses, as seen here in the beauties’ robes. He was a painter, printmaker, and poet, specializing in courtesan and actor prints. The format of this hanging scroll or "pillar painting" allows for the work to be hung on a pillar in a Japanese home.

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Size: 1242px × 7640px
Photo credit: © Heritage Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1615-1868, 1739-1820, art, cleveland, colour, edo, hanging, heritage, ink, japan, japanese, kitabatake, museum, painting, period, pillar, scroll, shigemasa, silk