Women in a Tea House

Cleveland Museum of Art

Women in a Tea House

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Date: late 1780s
Medium: color woodblock print
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department: Japanese Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID: 111678

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This elegant print provides a glimpse into the private life of the courtesan, recording a quiet moment of enjoying tea. Shunman often depicted bijin (beautiful women) in a landscape setting, using subdued color harmonies featuring grays, pale green, and pale purple. In addition to being a printmaker, Shunman was also an accomplished painter, poet, and skilled worker in metal inlay and lacquer.

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Credit line: Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
Provenance: (S. H. Mori) | Edward L. Whittemore

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