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Dancer with a Maple Branch by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Dancer with a Maple Branch

Dancer with a Maple Branch

Katsukawa Shunsho

1789–1790

Medium: Hanging scroll; Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions: 58.7 × 28.1 cm (23 1/8 × 11 1/16 in.); Overall with mount and knobs: 147.8 × 43.8 cm (58 3/16 × 17 1/4 in.)
Genre: hanging scroll
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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This woman is performing the Momijigari dance, which is done in autumn using branches of red maple as props. She has partially undone her outer robe to reveal one sleeve of the red garment she wears underneath. Red maple leaves can be found as a motif indicating autumn throughout painting and the decorative arts in Japan.

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