Courtesan and Kamuro Entertaining Hotei
Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
(born Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, 1753; died Edo, Japan, 1806)
Datecirca 1793-1795
MediumWoodblock print
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (37.5 x 25.1 cm)
Mat Overall: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Mat Overall: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James W. Lyon
Terms
- figurative
- Interior
- Woodblock print
Object number1971.118.3
DescriptionGod of good fortune (Hotei) sitting, holidng out a dish or plate in his left hand. A child is embracing him or reaching across him toward the dish. A woman stands behind him and another is seated to his left. In the background are glimpses of a landscape.On View
Not on view
date unknown
