1827
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Courtesan Beside Kimono Rack is a 1827 by Kikukawa Eizan, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a woman in a bright green kimono covered in pink flowers. She’s standing beside a wooden rack holding folded robes, with a fan tucked into her sleeve. Behind her, a scroll with red leaves and a small bridge hangs on the wall. The woman’s outfit is detailed with black and gold trim, and her hair is styled high with a black comb. The background has a quiet, elegant feel, like a private moment frozen in time. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this print in person.
Kikukawa Eizan was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints. He first studied with his father, Eiji, a minor painter of the Kanō school, and subsequently with Suzuki Nanrei (1775–1844), of the Shijō…
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