A Courtesan and her Girl Attendant during the Cherry Blossom Season

Artist/Culture Hosoda Eisho (active about 1793-1801)

Dateabout 1795 - 1797

MediumWoodblock print, ink and color on paper; nishiki-e; hashira-e

Dimensions63.2 x 12.4 cm (24 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection

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Object number1901.1197

Label TextHosada Eisho (active ca. 1793-1801) A Courtesan and her Girl Attendant during the Cherry Blossom Season About 1795-97 Artist's signature: Eisho ga (drawn by Eisho) Publisher: Yamaguchi-ya Chusuke Censor's seal: kiwame Woodblock print, ink and color on paper; nishiki-e; hashira-e John Chandler Bancroft Collection, 1901.1197 The courtesan shows off the many layers of her elegant kimono and a floral-patterned sash as she parades with her girl attendant (kamuro) along the Naka-no-cho, the main avenue of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters, lined with cherry-trees. The occasion may be the cherry blossom festival, or simply one of the daily processions of high-ranking courtesans (tayu or oiran) walking from the brothels where they lived to the teahouses where they first met their clients. Courtesans wore high wooProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft, Boston, MA

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