Beauty Under Night Cherry Blossoms
夜桜美人図
Katsushika Oi · Mid-19th century (late Edo period) · Hanging scroll
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Beauty Under Night Cherry Blossoms is a hand-painted work attributed to Katsushika Oi, daughter of Hokusai. It shows a woman writing on a poem slip by lantern light beneath cherry blossoms at night. A late Edo-period work, it is held by the Menard Art Museum in Aichi.
- Artist
- Katsushika Oi
- Date
- Mid-19th century (late Edo period)
- Medium / format
- Hanging scroll
About this work
Beauty Under Night Cherry Blossoms is a hanging scroll in color on silk known as a work by the late Edo-period artist Katsushika Oi. According to the Menard Art Museum's record, it dates from the mid-19th century and measures 88.8 cm high by 34.5 cm wide.
In the foreground of the dark night scene stands a snow-viewing stone lantern, and in its light a young woman holds a poem slip, about to write on it. Cherry branches spread behind her, and the contrast of light and shadow tightens the picture. The work is valued as one that treats light and shadow in earnest.
Oi was Hokusai's third daughter, excelled at paintings of beautiful women, and is said to have left only a dozen or so surviving works. Because this work bears no signature or seal, it is generally accepted, on grounds of style, to be by Oi.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who painted Beauty Under Night Cherry Blossoms, and when?
- Beauty Under Night Cherry Blossoms is by Katsushika Oi, made in Mid-19th century (late Edo period). Medium: Hanging scroll.
- Where can I see Beauty Under Night Cherry Blossoms?
- It is held by Menard Art Museum. Exhibitions change, so check each museum's information before you visit.
Sources and references
- Internet Archive (archived page) (in Japanese) (opens in a new tab) (checked 2026-11-06)
- Wikipedia (in Japanese) (opens in a new tab) (checked 2026-11-06)
- Wikipedia (in Japanese) (opens in a new tab) (checked 2026-11-06)
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