A courtesan and her attendant under a cherry tree

A hanging scroll shows a tall elegant woman in a richly patterned kimono standing beside a blossoming cherry tree, with a small attendant in red at lower left. Her dark hair is pinned up with ornaments, and a poem is written in column at upper left. Ink and color on paper, mounted in brocade.

Artist

Tawaraya Sori III (fl. ca. late 18th-early 19th century)

Date

late 18th-early 19th century

Medium

Color on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1090 × 2999 px

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