Courtesan and her Maid Admiring Cherry Blossoms

Dateca. 1800

Maker Utagawa Toyokuni Japanese, 1769 - 1825

Label TextStanding 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.

Object number2015.17.1

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

Photo CreditPhoto: Colleen Kollar Zorn

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].

Credit LineGift of Mary and Allan Kollar

Dimensions34 3/8 x 12 3/4 in. (87.3 x 32.4 cm)

MediumInk, color, and metallic pigment on silk