Sujet

Courtesan Reading a Letter, early 1800s. Creator: Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771-1844); Ota Nanpo (Japanese, 1749-1823).

Légende

Courtesan Reading a Letter, early 1800s. Teisai Hokuba, a disciple of the famed painter and print designer Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), is best known for his private edition poetry-print designs, or surimono , and hanging scroll paintings. The screen format is unusual for him. On the right panel, he has depicted a courtesan reading a letter, a popular theme in ukiyo-e painting. On the left panel, Ota Nanpo, a writer in Hokuba's circle, brushed a poem that humorously compares the courtesan to the legendary 9th-century poet Ono no Komachi: Having been asked to stay over, I stayed on-and for a good reason: It's way past midnight [closing time in the Yoshiwara] And the lady is that (legendary implorer) Amagoi Komachi.

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Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM19F76_300

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

404,0Mo (10,3Mo) / 103,1cm x 98,2cm / 12174 x 11598 (300dpi)

Mots clés

peinture Le Japon Japonais Painting The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art ink and colour on paper ink and colour on paper 1615-1868 Teisai Hokuba (Japanese 1771-1844) two-panel folding screen two-panel folding screen Ota Nanpo (Japanese 1749-1823) Teisai Hokuba 1771-1844 Ota Nanpo 1749-1823