Women Airing Books and Clothes
Late 18th century
- Medium
- Hanging scroll mounted on panel; ink, color, and gold on silk
- Dimensions
- 157.1 × 82.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-124109
The annual airing of books and clothing to prevent mildew and insects takes place each year in summer. Four women and a young boy lay out paper-covered books removed from protective cabinets. The books are hung over a line to air while one woman becomes distracted from the task by what she finds in an open book. The cuckoo flying overhead is often associated with images of courtesans or with poet…
Provenance
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Registry history
- Late 18th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art
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