Courtesan

early 1800s

Gion Seitoku

Gion Seitoku (Japanese, active late 1700s–early 1800s)

Japanese Art

Courtesan, early 1800s. Gion Seitoku (Japanese, active late 1700s–early 1800s). Hanging scroll, pillar painting; ink and color paper; overall: 194.3 x 18.6 cm (76 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.); painting only: 126.5 x 13.3 cm (49 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.272

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Gion Seitoku
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: hanging scroll, pillar painting; ink and color paper
Medium: hanging, scroll, pillar, painting, ink, color, paper
Dimensions: Overall: 194.3 x 18.6 cm (76 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.); Painting only: 126.5 x 13.3 cm (49 13/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: artist's signature and two seals upper right side.
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1985.272
Credit Line: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Exhibitions: A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection
Rights Statement: CC0