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Japanese woodblock print: a standing woman in white looks down at a sleeping attendant in pink and green on the floor, beside a screen with plum blossoms.

A Courtesan Catching Her Attendant Sleeping

A woman in a loose white robe stands at right, glancing down at an attendant who lies asleep on the floor at lower left, dressed in pink and green patterned silk. Beside them a folding screen with a painted plum branch and a lattice-patterned panel frames the room in soft color woodblock printing.

Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Date
c. 1766/68
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2216 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1773).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Una cortesana sorprende a su criada dormida

Una mujer con una bata blanca y holgada está de pie a la derecha, mirando hacia abajo a una criada que duerme en el suelo, a la izquierda, vestida con seda rosa y verde de estampado. Junto a ellas, un biombo con una rama de ciruelo pintada y un panel de patrón de celosía enmarcan la habitación en una estampa en color de suaves tonos.

Português: Uma cortesã flagra sua criada adormecida

Uma mulher com um roupão branco e folgado está de pé à direita, olhando para baixo, para uma criada que dorme no chão, à esquerda, vestida com seda rosa e verde estampada. Ao lado delas, um biombo com um galho de ameixeira pintado e um painel de padrão treliçado emolduram o cômodo em uma gravura colorida de tons suaves.

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