Description
膝の上に本をおき読みふける一時の何気ない女性のしぐさをとらえている。口許にあてた袖が、女性のほのかな恥じらいを感じさせ、清らかな気品を漂わせている。こうしたポーズの原型ともいえるスケッチが《浮世絵美人図》（松伯美術館蔵）の中に見受けられ、喜多川歌麿の《納涼美人図》や鳥文斎栄之の《朝顔美人図》（いずれも千葉市美術館蔵）などもその着想源になったかもしれない。島田髷から派生し、未婚の若い女性に流行ったとされる結綿の結髪に、鼈甲の櫛、笄、簪を飾り、蝶の金文様の入った赤色の帯と柔らかな黄緑色の着物が引き立て合い、互いを際立たせている。
Data source
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026