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Courtesan Seated on a Chair

Courtesan Seated on a Chair

(Japanese, 1559–1635)
Kan'ei (1624 -44) - Kanbun (1661 -73) eras
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions43.5 x 27.4 cm (17 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit LineFenollosa-Weld Collection
Accession number11.4303
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenancePrior to 1886 purchased by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa; 1886 purchased by Charles Goddard Weld from Ernest Fenollosa; 1911 bequeathed by Charles Goddard Weld to the Museum
Nakajima Mihoemon II
Nakajima Mihoemon II
Artist unknown, Japanese
dated 1766 (Meiwa 3)
Shaka, the Historical Buddha
Shaka, the Historical Buddha
Artist unknown, Japanese
dated 1805 (Bunka 2)
White-Robed Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
White-Robed Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion
Artist unknown, Japanese
dated 1699 (Genroku 12)
Quail and Millet
Quail and Millet
Artist unknown, Japanese
17th–18th centuries
Image Not Available for Crossing Kawachi from the Tales of Ise
Crossing Kawachi from the Tales of Ise
Artist unknown, Japanese
latter half of the 17th century
By the Mosquito Netting (Actor and Male Performer in Female Guise)
By the Mosquito Netting (Actor and Male Performer in Female Guise)
Artist unknown, Japanese
first half of the 18th century
Ten Rakan
Ten Rakan
Artist unknown, Japanese
19th century
Bodhidharma (Daruma) on a Reed
Bodhidharma (Daruma) on a Reed
Artist unknown, Japanese
14th century
Landscape
Landscape
Artist unknown, Japanese
17th century
The Priest Sankai
The Priest Sankai
Artist unknown, Japanese
dated 1853 (Kaei 6)
The Death of the Historical Buddha
The Death of the Historical Buddha
Artist unknown, Japanese
19th century
Various Deities of Mount Atago
Various Deities of Mount Atago
Artist unknown, Japanese
dated 1665 (Kanbun 5)