Standing Courtesan (Translation)
美人図 江戸時代 宮川長春筆 紙本着色 (Primary Title)
hanging scroll (Portfolio Title)
Miyagawa Choshun 宮川長春, Japanese, 1682 - 1752 (Artist)
Miyagawa Choshun was an accomplished ukiyo-e artist who depicted urban life with images of pleasure houses and courtesans. Here, a fashionable courtesan is dressed in a formal kimono with an overcoat. The layers of patterned garments are tied together in the front with a large sash, known as an obi. Her restrained expression and the family crest on the outer garment indicate her high-ranking status.
Ukiyo-e 浮世絵
Miyagawa School 宮川派
Edo period (1615-1868)
日本絵宮川長春畫 Nihonga Miyagawa Choshun ga
長春之印 Choshun no in
Inscribed with a waka poem
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
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