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Japanese hanging scroll: a woman in red robes holds an orange umbrella over a bald man in blue, with a child beside them and poem columns above.

Yujo, understudy (<em>kamuro</em>) and man-servant

A hanging scroll in full color on silk shows a courtesan in a red patterned kimono holding a large orange umbrella over a bald man in a blue-grey robe and a small child in dark dress. Columns of poetry in black ink and a red seal fill the upper area above the figures against a gold ground.

Artist
Okumura Masanobu 奥村政信 (1686-1764)
Date
1686-1764
Medium
Full color on silk on panel
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1527 × 3999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1764).
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: Cortesana, aprendiz (kamuro) y criado bajo una sombrilla

Un rollo colgante en color sobre seda muestra a una cortesana con un kimono rojo estampado que sostiene una gran sombrilla naranja sobre un hombre calvo con bata gris azulada y una niña pequeña de vestido oscuro. Columnas de poesía con tinta negra y un sello rojo llenan la parte superior, sobre un fondo dorado.

Português: Cortesã, aprendiz (kamuro) e criado sob uma sombrinha

Um rolo vertical em cores sobre seda mostra uma cortesã com um quimono vermelho estampado segurando uma grande sombrinha laranja sobre um homem careca de manto cinza-azulado e uma menina pequena de vestido escuro. Colunas de poesia em tinta preta e um selo vermelho preenchem a parte superior, sobre um fundo dourado.

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