Courtesan as the Daoist Immortal Kinkō riding on a carp

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Courtesan as the Daoist Immortal Kinkō riding on a carp

Suzuki HarunobuLinkedCulture matchlcp-5922b737250c

Date
c. 1768
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
2020

The Taoist immortal Kinkō is said to have been fond of fish, and to have passed his days making paintings of them. On his 200th birthday, a great carp appeared which took Kinkō on a sightseeing tour of the waterways. He returned carrying a Buddhist scroll exhorting humankind to refrain from harming fish. Ukiyo-e artists updated the Kinkō theme by transforming the wizened old sage into a beautiful prostitute. Japan, Asia

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Bequest of Richard P. Gale

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