Fujimura Handayu as a Courtesan (mid 1710s): Art, History and Details
Fujimura Handayu as a Courtesan at the Cleveland Museum of Art: mid 1710s, hand-colored woodblock print. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Fujimura Handayu as a Courtesan (mid 1710s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Torii Kiyomasu (Japanese).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
In this theatrical scene, the actor Fujimura Handay holds a small wooden bucket in his hand. The bucket is "dressed" in a straw hat and a robe that is decorated with the crest of one of the Soga brothers, who were the subject of a popular Japanese tale of revenge.
Object facts
- Title: Fujimura Handayu as a Courtesan
- Date: mid 1710s
- Creator attribution: Torii Kiyomasu (Japanese)
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Type: Print
- Technique: hand-colored woodblock print
- Dimensions: Sheet: 46.7 x 31.5 cm (18 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.)
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Department: Japanese Art
- Accession number: 1916.1146
Collection credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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