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Courtesan
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About this work
Kaigetsudō Doshin was one of five painters in a studio operating under Kaigetsudō Ando (about 1671–1743) in the Asakusa area of Edo (now Tokyo). The workshop specialized in portraits, like this one, of high-ranking courtesans of the Yoshiwara district. Characteristic of those works, this painting features strong ink delineation of the subject’s twisting form and bold patterns in the kimono, as well as the absence of any sort of setting.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineCourtesan (太夫図), early 1700s. Kaigetsudō Doshin (Japanese, active 1711–1736). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; painting only: 91.7 x 46 cm (36 1/8 x 18 1/8 in.); including mounting: 170.2 x 67.3 cm (67 x 26 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1917.97
