Courtesan, Matsuno Chikanobu, 1716–35
Matsuno ChikanobuJapanese, 1716

Courtesan

1716–35 · Painting

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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The museum

About the painting

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.

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Particulars

Accession number
1985.249

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