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Jul 29, 2014
Courtesan and Sleeping Attendant
Courtesan and Sleeping Attendant
遊女と寝る禿
late 1760s
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木春信
(Japanese, 1724–1770)
(1615-1868)
Color woodblock print, with embossing
Overall: 28.1 x 20.1 cm (11 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.309
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In this print, a courtesan emerges from her bed to find her attendant asleep. As was customary, the courtesan has her obi sash tied at the front, while her servant has hers tied at the back. The strong contrast between the colorful bedclothes and the white of the courtesan’s robe is heightened by the embossing of the fabric folds, lending a three-dimensional effect to her form. The technique involves pressing a carved but unpigmented woodblock against the print surface.
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