Graceful painting

Graceful painting
The graceful painting in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Real-world counterpart
Beauty Looking Back
Year		Unknown
Artist		Hishikawa Moronobu
Main appearances
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Name in other languages  しなやかなめいが  端庄的名画  Toile gracieuse  Retrato oriental  Quadro armonioso  Изящная картина  절제된 명화  端莊的名畫  Toile gracieuse  Retrato oriental  Anmutsgemälde  Sierlijk schilderij

The graceful painting is a painting in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It is based on Hishikawa Moronobu's Beauty Looking Back.

Art details

In New Leaf

Real artwork

Forgery

Beauty Looking Back
Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu
Made in the 17th century
Color on silk

Description	A hand-painted ukiyo-e print from the middle of the Edo era. It's of a fashionable lady looking backward.
Buy Price	3,920 Bells
Sell Price	490 Bells
Obtain from	Redd's Gallery
Authenticity	In the forgery, the woman is looking towards the left. If she's looking to the right, it is genuine.
Furniture Size

In New Horizons

As with all artwork in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the graceful painting was added in the 1.2.0 April Free Update.

Real artwork

Forgery

Beauty Looking Back
Hishikawa Moronobu, 17th century
Color on silk

Description	A hand-painted piece by Hishikawa Moronobu, an artist known for popularizing the ukiyo-e style. This stirring painting depicts a fashionable woman glancing back over her shoulder.
Buy Price	4,980 Bells
Sell Price	1,245 Bells
Obtain from	Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler
Authenticity	In the forgery, the white collar around her neck is missing and she fills up the whole frame. The woman on the forged painting will also periodically look the wrong way. If she has a white collar and takes up less of the frame, it is genuine.
Furniture Size

Real-world information

Beauty Looking Back

The portrait is a painting on silk, depicting a Japanese woman, looking back as she walks ahead.