Japanischer Druck "A Courtesan and her Girl Attendant during the Cherry Blossom Season" von Chokosai Eisho

Künstler:Chokosai Eisho

Titel:A Courtesan and her Girl Attendant during the Cherry Blossom Season

Datum:about 1795 - 1797

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Quelle:Worcester Art Museum
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Beschreibung:

The courtesan shows off the many layers of her elegant kimono and a floral-patterned sash as she parades with her girl attendant (kamuro) along the Naka-no-cho, the main avenue of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters, lined with cherry-trees. The occasion may be the cherry blossom festival, or simply one of the daily processions of high-ranking courtesans (tayu or oiran) walking from the brothels where they lived to the teahouses where they first met their clients. Courtesans wore high woo

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