Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women)
- Date:
- c. 1793
- Medium:
- color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 34.6 × 24.2 cm
- Source:
- Cleveland Museum of Art
From the "Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women" series, dated around 1793, this color woodblock print depicts a woman holding a fan — a pose that uses the accessory as a psychological indicator. Within the physiognomy series, the fan-holding type would represent a specific emotional or personality category, distinguished from other types by the precise angle of the fan, the direction of the gaze, and the set of the mouth.
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c. 1794/95
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women) was created by Kitagawa Utamaro (喜多川歌麿) in c. 1793.
Yes — Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women) is part of the Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women series by Kitagawa Utamaro.
Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women) depicts bijin-ga.
Woman Holding a Fan (from the series Ten Aspects of the Physiognomy of Women) measures 34.6 × 24.2 cm (Oban format).
