Beauty Beneath a Willow Tree
Isoda Koryusai
1775–1785
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink on silk
- Dimensions
- 100.2 × 32.6 cm (39 7/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Overall with mount and knobs: 184 × 52.4 cm (72 7/16 × 20 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- hanging scroll
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
paintinginkasian arthanging scrollsilk (textile)Japanese (culture or style)
About
This image focuses on a young woman as she strolls beneath a willow tree, lost in thought. She wears a black kimono over layers of red and an obi sash embroidered with phoenixes—elaborate attire that suggests she is on the way to some engagement. The abundant details in the patterns and colors of her outfit stand out against the abbreviated landscape rendered in ink.
