Standing Courtesan
1690
69.0 x 31.0 cm
hishikawa moronobu(1618 – 1694)
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In a pose often utilized by Hishikawa Moronobu and his successors, a courtesan walks with bent knees and tiny steps, perhaps making her way along an avenue of the Yoshiwara quarters, the gated pleasure district outside of Edo (present-day Tokyo). She wears a gorgeous outer robe with seashell motifs; the shells are painted with scenes and designs, a reference to the shell-matching game that had its origins in courtly circles. Like many artists of Ukiyo-e, a genre of paintings and prints that often focused on the demimonde, Moronobu painstakingly reproduced aspects of female fashion and the latest in stylish textile patterns. He himself came from a family of textile designers, and brought this expertise to bear in his work.
作品詳細
- 作品名: Standing Courtesan
- 作家: hishikawa moronobu
- 制作年: 1690
- 作品サイズ: 69.0 x 31.0 cm
- 技法: Tall
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 色相: Golden Yellow Range
- 彩度: Vivid