Snow View from the Window

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Description

A hanging scroll depicting a maiko (apprentice geisha) kneeling before a round window. The female figure is shown from the back in three quarter profile; she wears a black kimono with a plum blossom motif and a multi-colored obi with blossoming flowers and plovers. Beyond the window are glimpses of bamboo and red flowering bushes covered with snow.

Dimensions

image: H. 124.7 cm x W. 26.5 cm (49 1/8 x 10 7/16 in.) overall with rollers: H. 210 cm x W. 44 cm (82 11/16 x 17 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Private Collector, Japan (by 1990s), sold to; [Herb and Roni Liberston, New York, NY, (by 1990s-2025)], sold; through [Ronin Gallery, New York, NY, 2025]; to the Harvard Art Museums.