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Courtesan and Attendant

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A woman wearing a brown kimono with red lining and a blue and green obi walks to the right, carrying a blue and green folding fan; she has pale skin, black hair with a gold and brown hairpiece adorned with a red flower on the left side, and wears a white under-kimon; she walks next to a much shorter woman in a red kimono with blue lining; the smaller woman has pale skin and wears her black hair adorned with a black hairpiece and white flowers; she holds a blue fan; both women wear geta; the background is solid brown with a white cherry blossom branch on the right; the image has a striped border.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
338 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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