id: 160470 accession number: 1998.290 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.290 updated: 2020-11-04 21:47:01.218000 Courtesan Seated on a Bench Enjoying the Evening Cool in Summer, 1615-1868. Kamigaki Hōryū (Japanese, dates unknown). Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk; overall: 78 x 31.6 cm (30 11/16 x 12 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mieko and Sebastian Izzard 1998.290 title: Courtesan Seated on a Bench Enjoying the Evening Cool in Summer title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1615-1868 creation date earliest: 1615 creation date latest: 1868 current location: creditline: Gift of Mieko and Sebastian Izzard copyright: --- culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) technique: hanging scroll, ink and color on silk department: Japanese Art collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Kamigaki Hōryū (Japanese, dates unknown) - artist --- measurements: Overall: 78 x 31.6 cm (30 11/16 x 12 7/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); February 20 - May 6, 2003.
Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); August 26 - December 2, 2003. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: In a pensive pose with her chin resting in her hand, a courtesan is seated on a wooden bench that extends diagonally across the lower half of the scroll. Her open robe suggests that it is a warm evening-perhaps late summer or early fall, as indicated by the grapevine pattern on her kimono. The floral patterns in the composition hint at the seasons: the plum blossom on the fan for spring; grape pattern on the robe for late summer; and chrysanthemum design on the bench indicating autumn. Note also how the grapevine pattern in the painting's mounting mimics the design of her kimono. The overall mood is one of intimacy, created by Hõryþ through the delicate rendering of the courtesan's facial features and hands. In contrast to the other scrolls of beauties nearby, the artist here portrayed his subject with little background, allowing her grace and elegance to carry the picture. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.290/1998.290_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.290/1998.290_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1998.290/1998.290_full.tif