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Courtesan

太夫図

early 1700s

Kaigetsudō Doshin 懐月堂 度辰

(Japanese, active 1711–1736)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Painting only: 91.7 x 46 cm (36 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.); Including mounting: 170.2 x 67.3 cm (67 x 26 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Worcester R. Warner Collection 1917.97
Public Domain
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Location
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Description

Kaigetsudō Doshin was one of five painters in a studio operating under Kaigetsudō Ando (about 1671–1743) in the Asakusa area of Edo (now Tokyo). The workshop specialized in portraits, like this one, of high-ranking courtesans of the Yoshiwara district. Characteristic of those works, this painting features strong ink delineation of the subject’s twisting form and bold patterns in the kimono, as well as the absence of any sort of setting.
A hanging scroll depicts a woman with light skin tone standing with her body turned right, head tilted back toward her shoulder. Her kimono features blue flowers over red, brown, and black panels. The vertical mounting consists of blue and brown striped silk and green plaid fabric. Japanese calligraphy and a red seal appear on the right, while red-tipped rollers finish the bottom.

Courtesan

early 1700s

Kaigetsudō Doshin

(Japanese, active 1711–1736)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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