Girl In the Form of a Divinity Beating a Drum 19th century

This woodblock print, "Girl in the Form of a Divinity Beating a Drum", by Kubo Shunman (1757-1820), depicts a woman in a flowing robe beating a drum while floating on a cloud. The print is a quintessential example of the ukiyo-e style, a popular genre of Japanese art in the 18th and 19th centuries that depicted everyday life and popular subjects. The use of vivid colors and dynamic compositions typical of ukiyo-e art are apparent in this beautiful print, which is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York.