Uzume (Okame) and flowers

A round-faced woman, identified as Okame, peers from a white folding fan inscribed in black ink with a red seal. In the lower left, a sprig of dark leaves rises against gold-flecked paper, and she wears a red and green patterned kimono with her hair tied in a black ribbon.

Artist

Signature of Ogata Kenzan 尾形 乾山 (1663-1743)

Date

18th-19th century

Medium

Color, ink, and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

4000 × 2539 px

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