Figure of a Standing Beauty

Figure of a Standing Beauty

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This type of porcelain female figure was a popular collectible exported from Japan to Europe in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It is in the Kakiemon style, in which vivid, overglaze enamels are applied to a milky white porcelain surface. The figure’s outfit consists of several layers of kosode (predecessor of the kimono), a thin obi, and a richly decorated uchikake (over robe).

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.