Beautiful Tree
Woodblock Print
1847-52 (published)
1847-52 (published)
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Pap, Japan, prints
Beautiful Tree, from the series Money Trees for Virtuous Women, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), 1847-52
Beautiful Tree, from the series Money Trees for Virtuous Women, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), 1847-52
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woodblock print on paper |
| Brief description | Pap, Japan, prints Beautiful Tree, from the series Money Trees for Virtuous Women, by Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Edo (Tokyo), 1847-52 |
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| Gallery label | During the Edo period (1615–1868), pictures of beautiful women carefully putting on their make-up were in high demand. Here a young woman in a yukata, an informal cotton garment, applies white powder to her face. Flawless pale skin was considered an essential part of female beauty. The red porcelain cup on the floor contains beni rouge, which the woman would have used to colour her lips.(31/5/2022) |
| Object history | Purchased from S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | E.4491A-1886 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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