Courtesan and Four Attendants on a Veranda
Artist/Culture
Japanese
Artist/Culture
Moronubu School
Date1676–1725
Mediumink and color on silk
Dimensions37.5 x 54.9 cm (14 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.)
Overall1: 121.9 x 61.7 cm (48 x 24 5/16 in.)
Overall1: 121.9 x 61.7 cm (48 x 24 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift from the estate of John Chandler Bancroft
Object number1901.1346
Descriptionhanging scroll, Bancroft # 27Label TextDuring the Genroku period (1688-1703) when Moronobu was active in Edo, ukiyo-e (pictures of the floating world) emerged as an art primarily concerned with the Pleasure Quarter—courtesans, Kabuki and puppet theater—and the literature associated with that world. Like this painting, these works were generally not large—mostly small hanging scrolls, and suitable for the townsmen, who were the patrons of this art. As Edo’s (modern Tokyo) leading ukiyo-e artist, Moronobu established a studio where pupils were trained in his style. These followers carried on Moronobu’s refined figure style and dynamic composition.ProvenanceEstate of John Chandler Bancroft, Boston MA
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