A Beauty Behind a Screen
Miyagawa Chôshun Japanese, 1683-1753
About 1750
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front.
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About this work
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.
- Artist
- Miyagawa Chôshun
- Date
- About 1750
- Medium
- Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
- Origin
- Japan
- Style
- Japanese (culture or style)
- Collection
- Arts of Asia
- Reference
- 1998.524 · Art Institute of Chicago