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Courtesan
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About this work
A glamorous courtesan sports an outer robe decorated with large roundels featuring plant motifs including iris and bush clover. Little is known about the life and artistic training of the painter Matsuno Chikanobu, an ukiyo-e artist who painted in a style strongly reminiscent of that of the Kaigetsudō studio. Many of his known paintings are on silk, and executed with high quality pigments, indicating that his primary clientele were wealthy individuals.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCourtesan, 1716–35. Matsuno Chikanobu (Japanese, active 1716–35). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 179.1 x 58.5 cm (70 1/2 x 23 1/16 in.); overall: 177.8 x 52.7 cm (70 x 20 3/4 in.); painting only: 91 x 35.5 cm (35 13/16 x 14 in.); painting only: 91.8 x 39.6 cm (36 1/8 x 15 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.249
