Gathering of Chinese Women

Dateca.1902

Maker Tsuji Kako Japanese, 1870 - 1931

Label TextThe exact theme of this work is unclear; however, the reverential postures of the bowing women and the children looking up adoringly suggest a scene of religious devotion directed at whatever might have been represented in a now-lost scroll on the right. Kakô's close attention to textile patterns, revealed in the intricate rendering of brocade, echoes similar treatment of fabrics in Buddhist painting.

Object number2010.41.31

Published ReferencesMichiyo, Morioka; Berry, Paul. "Modern Masters of Kyoto: The Transformation of Japanese Painting Traditions," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1999, p. 146, illus. 30.

Credit LineGift of Griffith and Patricia Way, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

Dimensions71 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (181.6 x 42.6 cm)

MediumInk and colors on silk