# Female Dancer

- By: Artist unknown (Japanese, active 17th century)
- Date: 1624–44
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: 59.5 × 29.9 cm (23 7/16 × 11 3/4), including mount and knobs: 124.1 × 45.4 (48 7/8 × 17 7/8 in.)
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: Frederick W. Gookin Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/35677)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/a67f9b89b9ac8ddf0e5f6333373fff25.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This painting was likely once mounted on a folding screen along with other paintings of dancers with fans. The sense of exuberance in the dancer’s movements indicates the new lively urban culture that had sprung up in Japan’s largest cities, with entertainments such as dancing, theater, and brothels available for every budget.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0