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Courtesan
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Courtesan

Ikeda Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848), artist · early to mid-1800s · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The woman, who is walking by a blossoming cherry tree on embankment overlooking the sea, pulls a letter from her sash.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineCourtesan, early to mid-1800s. Ikeda Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; painting only: 113.7 x 42.3 cm (44 3/4 x 16 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.253

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