Courtesan and her Maid Admiring Cherry Blossoms

ca. 1800

Japanese, 1769 - 1825

Standing under cherry blossoms, a courtesan and her assistant are dressed in multiple layers of matching kimono, which bear a bold design of koi fish jumping out of the water near a waterfall. The courtesan also has a large check-patterned obi sash tied at the front.

Ink, color, and metallic pigment on silk

34 3/8 x 12 3/4 in. (87.3 x 32.4 cm)

Gift of Mary and Allan Kollar

2015.17.1

Provenance: [Sebastian Izzard, New York]; purchased from gallery by Allan Kollar, Seattle, Washington, 2008; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2015

Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Fleeting Beauty: Japanese Woodblock Prints, Apr. 1 - July 4, 2010. Text by Catherine Roche. Cat. no. 39, reproduced p. 62.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Nature and Pattern in Japanese Design, Dec. 21, 2013 - Dec. 2014.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view July 16 - Dec. 5, 2021].

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