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Courtesan and Her Attendant

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SKU: TRG-PRINT-UNF-METM-45789 Category: Giclee Prints Tags: Asian, Figures Artist: Shunsho, Katsukawa

Tags: Asian, Figures

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Katsukawa Shunshō’s Courtesan and Her Attendant pairs a tall woman in a dark robe with a small companion in more colorful clothing. The principal figure is viewed partly from behind or the side, making the garments and their unequal scales important to the arrangement. The attendant stands to the right, giving the scroll a quiet relationship between two distinct human presences.

The eighteenth-century painting was made in ink and color on silk as a hanging scroll. Its medium sets it apart from Shunshō’s printed stage images, inviting attention to a work conceived through painting rather than carved blocks. The subject’s interest lies in two people sharing a pictorial space while occupying different roles. Shunshō’s image preserves that quiet relationship without needing to supply an unrecorded personal story for either figure.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Katsukawa Shunshō collection.