Precepts for Women (Ehon Onna imagawa) 絵本女今川

ca. 1820s

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Onna Imagawa, written by Sawada Kichi, was first published in 1700. The book went through many editions, a number of which were illustrated. Hokusai avoided direct illustration of the text, but he did create images representing the greatest feminine virtues. Here, a woman relaxes after a summer bath on her veranda while a scholarly gentleman peeks at her through a gap in the fence. Stylistically, the print seems to date to the artist's Iitsu period (ca. 1820–33), but the only dated edition refers to the year 1844.

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絵本女今川
Onna Imagawa
Title: Precepts for Women (Ehon Onna imagawa) 絵本女今川
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1820s
Culture: Japan
Medium: Book of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 9 × 6 1/4 × 1/2 in. (22.9 × 15.9 × 1.3 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Object Number: JIB16
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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