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Courtesan and Her Attendant

Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vertical rectangular artwork with a gold border and patterned outer edge. The background of the artwork is gold. A woman and a girl are depicted. The woman wears a white scarf around her neck, a black kimono with bamboo and bird designs, and a hat with a fan on it. She has her right hand to her face. The girl wears a kimono with a red, blue, and yellow design and a white headpiece. The girl holds a small object in her hands. Both figures wear footwear. The woman's footwear appears to be zori. The artwork features a signature in red ink at the bottom left.

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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