Ghostly Lady

early 20th century

Japanese, 1868 - 1955

A woman’s silhouette, created with ink wash, is rising from an incense burner. Her upper body faces away from us while the rest of her dissolves into incense smoke.

Ink and light colors on silk

13 x 39 in. (33 x 99.1 cm)

Gift of Frank S. Bayley III in honor of Patricia Baillargeon

2022.12

Provenance: [Andreas Leisinger, Tokyo, Japan]; purchased from gallery by Frank S. Bayley III (1939-2002), San Francisco, California, 2006; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2022

Photo: Scott Leen

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Deities and Demons: Supernatural in Japanese Art, Oct. 20, 2022 - ongoing [on view Oct. 20, 2022 - Apr. 9, 2023] .

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