Courtesan Relaxing with Attendant / Okumura Masanobu
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1963/1.94
- Title
- Courtesan Relaxing with Attendant
- Artist
- Okumura Masanobu
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1686-1764
- Medium and Support
- hanging scroll, ink and color on silk
- Object Creation Date
- 1st half of 18th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- ukiyo-e
- Inscription
- Signed: Okumura Masanobu zu; Seal: Masanobu
- Dimensions
- 34.1 cm x 54.1 cm (13 7/16 in. x 21 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- hanging scroll
- Secondary Object Classification
- Painting
- Secondary Object Type
- figure painting
- Physical Description
- A colored image depicting a woman lounging in her chambers. She wears a kimono of red and blue with an artistic stylized pattern. Outside is a cherry tree blooming and the woman's young attendant in a grey kimono.
- Subject Matter
- An elegantly-dressed courtesan reclining in her chambers and turning her head to listen as her attendant is leaning over the veranda to speak to her. The courtesan is comparible to the cherry tree outside her quarters, both being at the height of their beauty.
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- costume
- costume by form
- deciduous trees
- descriptors
- landscapes (environments)
- main garments
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by form
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1195 x 813
- File Size
- 123 KB
- Record
- 1963/1.94
- Link to this Item
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"Courtesan Relaxing with Attendant; Okumura Masanobu." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-1.94/1963_1.94.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
