id:			152427
accession number:	1985.255
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.255
updated:		2022-10-29 15:36:23.688000

Courtesan and Attendants, c. 1748–51. Attributed to Engetsudō (Japanese). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 189.8 x 64.8 cm (74 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.); painting only: 90.2 x 43.8 cm (35 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.255

title:				Courtesan and Attendants
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creation date:			c. 1748–51
creation date earliest:		1743
creation date latest:		1756
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creditline:			The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
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culture:	Japan, Edo period, 1615-1868
technique:	hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	ASIAN - Hanging scroll
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Engetsudō (Japanese)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 189.8 x 64.8 cm (74 3/4 x 25 1/2 in.); Painting only: 90.2 x 43.8 cm (35 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection
	opening date:   1988-09-14T04:00:00
	<i>A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Later Japanese Rotation (Gallery 113); March 18 - July 13, 2004.<br>Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".

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PROVENANCE

	Nathan Chaikin
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	(Nathan Chaikin)
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wall description: 
The courtesan wears a pair of tall, lacquered wooden clogs and heavy robes, indicating it is winter. The elaborate span of her tortoiseshell comb in her fashionable coiffure enhances her glamorous appearance. Her blue-and-white striped obi is tied in a loose bow in front, typical for her profession. The round, stylized cherry blossom crest of her "house" (brothel), partially visible on her shoulder just above the shawl, also appears on the robes of her two attendants (<em>kamuro</em>). The attendants hold shuttlecocks, used in a game associated with New Year celebrations. One girl stares out at the viewer; the other looks back. The frontal view of the attendant’s face is somewhat rare in ukiyo-e painting and prints.
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