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Hanging scroll of a standing woman in a checked robe beside a small white dog, under a pale full moon on gold ground.

A Courtesan and her attendant

A hanging scroll shows a standing woman in a patterned kimono with a checked outer robe, and a small white dog at her feet at lower left. A pale full moon hangs above her against a warm gold-brown ground, framed by a blue-grey patterned mount.

Artist
Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814)
Date
1735-1868
Medium
Color and gold on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1118 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1868).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Una cortesana y su acompañante

Un rollo colgante muestra a una mujer de pie con un kimono estampado y una bata exterior a cuadros, con un pequeño perro blanco a sus pies, abajo a la izquierda. Una luna llena y pálida aparece sobre ella, sobre un fondo dorado cálido, enmarcada por un borde azul grisáceo con diseño.

Português: Uma cortesã e sua acompanhante

Um pergaminho pendurado mostra uma mulher em pé, com quimono estampado e roupa externa xadrez, e um pequeno cachorro branco aos seus pés, no canto inferior esquerdo. Uma lua cheia e pálida paira acima dela sobre um fundo dourado-acastanhado, emoldurado por uma borda azul-acinzentada com padrão.

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