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Courtesan and Attendants
The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
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Courtesan and Attendants

c. 1748–51
Engetsudō (Japanese) visual detail
ArtistEngetsudō (Japanese)
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Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 189.8 x 64.8 cm (74 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.); Painting only: 90.2 x 43.8 cm (35 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Style
ASIAN - Hanging scroll
Origin
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Institution
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith

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Provenance

Public
Provenance event

Nathan Chaikin

Provenance event

(Nathan Chaikin)

Source provenance text

Nathan Chaikin (Nathan Chaikin)

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Exhibitions

Public
Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections

A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection

Source exhibition text

A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988). Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2004-April 10, 2005). Later Japanese Rotation (Gallery 113); March 18 - July 13, 2004. Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".

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Sourced Overview Evidence

The courtesan wears a pair of tall, lacquered wooden clogs and heavy robes, indicating it is winter. The elaborate span of her tortoiseshell comb in her fashionable coiffure enhances her glamorous appearance. Her blue-and-white striped obi is tied in a loose bow in front, typical for her profession. The round, stylized cherry blossom crest of her "house" (brothel), partially visible on her shoulder just above the shawl, also appears on the robes of her two attendants (<em>kamuro</em>). The attendants hold shuttlecocks, used in a game associated with New Year celebrations. One girl stares out at the viewer; the other looks back. The frontal view of the attendant’s face is somewhat rare in ukiyo-e painting and prints.

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Evidence state

0 observed sales · 0 comparable sales · 2 structured provenance events · 2 structured exhibitions.

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