Courtesan, hanging scroll by Katsushika Hokusai

A standing woman in a long black kimono patterned with white blossoms and red lining turns her head downward, her hair pinned up with an ornament. She stands against a pale ground, mounted within a patterned brocade hanging scroll with a red seal near her figure.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Date

ca. 1796-1798

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1554 × 4000 px

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