Woman in Summer Attire
Date1921
Maker
Kajiwara Hisako
Japanese, 1896 - 1988
Label TextBy her early twenties, Kajiwara Hisako had become known in art circles in Kyoto for her unpretentious images of working-class women—figures rarely seen in bijinga, or pictures of idealized female beauty, the traditional painting genre with which Kajiwara is closely associated. In this early dated work, Kajiwara shows a woman resting on a bench, slightly disheveled on a hot summer day, wearing a sash with a bold gold-on-black design of banana leaves over a light-colored kimono with a delicate floral pattern. With one bare foot exposed and holding a partially open folding fan, she stares straight at us with an ambiguous expression. Indifferent? Defiant? Or perhaps just hot and a little tired.
Object number94.149
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "The Art of Protest" April 27, 2000 - January 21, 2001
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Spring and Summer in Japan",
February 28, 2002 - October 13, 2002Credit LineGift of Laura Elizabeth Ingham in honor of Amalia Partridge Ingham
DimensionsOverall (incl endknobs): 83 11/16 × 24 7/16 in. (212.5 × 62 cm)
Image: 50 1/2 × 16 5/8 in. (128.2 × 42.2 cm)
MediumInk and color on silk
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