Minneapolis Institute of Art

Courtesan with Two Attendants

Isoda KoryūsaiLinkedCulture matchlcp-e1286e4bc9aa

Date

second half 18th century

Medium

Hanging scroll (nikuhitsu), ink and color on paper

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Object ID

10339

The two girls are kamuro , young attendants of high-class prostitutes. They are trainees and will ultimately become prostitutes themselves, the debut of whom was always an important event in the pleasure quarters. In the back is a kadomatsu , literally “gate pine, ” a traditional New Year’s decoration made of pine, bamboo, and sprigs of flowering plum trees. Japan, Asia

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