Women on a veranda under cherry blossoms, Edo-period painting

Within a circular roundel on a striped mount, several women in patterned kimono stand and sit on a wooden veranda beneath blossoming cherry branches. A seated figure at upper left rests near a lattice screen, while a standing attendant and a kneeling woman in black and gold face each other at center right.

Artist

Kawamata Tsuneyuki 川又常行 (1676?-1741?)

Date

early 18th century

Medium

Ink, color, and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1697 × 2240 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art