A Beauty Behind a Screen
<p>This young courtesan lounges in the summer heat, opening her robe at the neck to get some relief. She reclines next to a folding screen with an image of a cherry tree in bloom. Set conveniently nearby are a shamisen—a Japanese traditional instrument—and a songbook. Courtesans were often trained to play as part of their repertoire of entertainments.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1745
- Dimensions
- 30.4 × 37.1 cm (12 × 14 5/8 in.), including mount and knobs: 127.6 × 56.2 cm (50 1/4 × 22 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Miyagawa Chôshun
Artist
Painting
Miyagawa Chōshun was a Japanese painter in the ukiyo-e style. Founder of the Miyagawa school, he and his pupils are among the few ukiyo-e artists to have never created woodblock prints. He was born in Miyagawa, in Owari Province, but lived much of his later life in Edo, where he died.
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Woman Binding Her Hair and Attendant under Flowering Cherry Tree
1726 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
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1716 · Handscroll; ink and colors on silk
Record
Verified by Watts Index- Artist
- Miyagawa Chôshun
- Year
- 1745
- Dimensions
- 30.4 × 37.1 cm (12 × 14 5/8 in.), including mount and knobs: 127.6 × 56.2 cm (50 1/4 × 22 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1745-142004
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified