1795
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Kuronushi from the series The New Six Immortal Poets is a 1795 by Chôbunsai Eishi, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a courtesan adjusting her hairdo before a mirror. She's getting ready with her attendant's help. The poem next to her is by Ōtomo no Kuronishi, a Heian period courtier. The courtesan's attendant is looking on, waiting to help. The poem is from the Anthology of Ancient and Modern Verse, a collection of old Japanese poems. You can learn more about Japanese art by looking at the work of artist: Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
This print shows a courtesan adjusting her hairdo before a mirror as her attendant looks on. In the cartouche next to her is a poem by Ōtomo no Kuronishi, a Heian period courtier celebrated as one of the Six Immortal Poets. His portrait and name appear in the disk-shaped title cartouche. The poem reads: "Mirror Mountain / Has been raised high / To show us all / Our Lord will live a thousand years!" The poem appears in the Anthology of Ancient and Modern Verse (Kokinwakashū) with a note that it was sung at the investiture of the Emperor Daigo (885-930). Here, the courtesan could be perceived…
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Chōbunsai Eishi (鳥文斎 栄之; 1756–1829) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. His last name was Hosoda (細田). His first name was Tokitomi (時富). His common name was Taminosuke (民之丞) and later Yasaburo (弥三郎). Pupil of Kano Eisen'in…
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