During the 1700s and 1800s, wearing iridescent, greenish lip gloss was in vogue. Also, Japanese women almost universally practiced the custom of artificially blackening their teeth with a stain. This woman wears a tortoiseshell comb and hairpins. A Kyoto-based painter, Seitoku specialized in portraying women from the Gion, the licensed brothel district in Kyoto. He was known for detailing faces with subtle modeling to heighten a sense of realism.
Date
1800s
date QS:P571,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 139.7 cm (55 in.); Painting only: 56.6 x 44 cm (22 5/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
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