Courtesan
1726
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
Artist
Matsuno Chikanobu
Matsuno Chikanobu was a Japanese painter of the Kaigetsudō school of ukiyo-e art.
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unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Courtesan is a 1726 unspecified by Matsuno Chikanobu, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman in a bright robe stands against a plain background. The robe is covered in big circles filled with flowers like irises and clover. This is a courtesan, a kind of entertainer from Japan’s Edo period. The painter, Matsuno Chikanobu, worked for rich clients who wanted these elegant portraits. The silk and expensive colors show how carefully it was made. If you like this, look up *ukiyo-e*—a style of Japanese prints and paintings.
A glamorous courtesan sports an outer robe decorated with large roundels featuring plant motifs including iris and bush clover. Little is known about the life and artistic training of the painter Matsuno Chikanobu, an ukiyo-e artist who painted in a style strongly reminiscent of that of the Kaigetsudō studio. Many of his known paintings are on silk, and executed with high quality pigments, indicating that his primary clientele were wealthy individuals.
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Matsuno Chikanobu was a Japanese painter of the Kaigetsudō school of ukiyo-e art.
See the richer artist page
