Courtesan in a Room Overlooking Edo Bay
1770
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1770
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Courtesan in a Room Overlooking Edo Bay is a 1770 by Isoda Koryūsai, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a woman in a long robe standing by a window. She’s holding a fan and looking out at a view of water and boats. The window has wooden frames, and outside you can see a calm bay with a few small ships. Notice how the artist used simple lines and soft colors to show light and shadow. The woman’s face is half-lit, and the background outside is barely sketched. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this lighting trick works.
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