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Courtesan and her Child Attendant with a Potted Plum Tree

Katsukawa Shuntei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman sits on the right side, wearing a red kimono with white polka dots and a beige kimono underneath with green and gold floral patterns. Her hair is styled in an updo with a black and beige hairpiece on top. She holds a branch with red flowers. A child sits on the left side, wearing a beige kimono with red and green accents. The child wears a hat and holds a beige pot with a potted plant. There is a larger potted plant with red flowers between them. The background is beige with Japanese writing throughout.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1815
Medium
Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
576 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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