見立寒山拾得図, Courtesans Parodying Kanzan and Jittoku, Kinpūsha Toyomaro, late 18th–early 19th century


見立寒山拾得図, Courtesans Parodying Kanzan and Jittoku, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th–early 19th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paper, Image: 48 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. ( × cm), Paintings, Kinpūsha Toyomaro (Japanese, active early 19th century), At first glance, the scene appears to simply show two gorgeously garbed and coiffed courtesans in natural poses, one with a brush and paper and one holding a broom as she toys with a hairpin. But things are not always as they seem in such paintings of the pleasure quarters


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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