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Courtesan

early 1800s

Gion Seitoku 祇園 井特

(Japanese, active late 1700s–early 1800s)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll, pillar painting; ink and color paper
Measurements
Overall: 194.3 x 18.6 cm (76 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.); Painting only: 126.5 x 13.3 cm (49 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.272
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

This narrow hanging scroll, known as a pillar painting, is similar to the format of Shigemasa’s Two Beauties (see CMA 1985.274).
A narrow vertical ink and color painting depicts a woman with a light skin tone facing our left as she holds the edge of her robe with her right hand. She wears black hair styled with red and gold ornaments, and a layered kimono featuring a muted blue-gray outer robe with white patterns over a red garment. Japanese calligraphy and two red seals appear at the top against a light tan background.

Courtesan

early 1800s

Gion Seitoku

(Japanese, active late 1700s–early 1800s)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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