Courtesan and Attendants (Q60475542)

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collection: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
depicts: courtesan (Q376924)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)

catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.255

information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog

description: The courtesan wears a pair of tall, lacquered wooden clogs and heavy robes, indicating it is winter. The elaborate span of her tortoiseshell comb in her fashionable coiffure enhances her glamorous appearance. Her blue-and-white striped obi is tied in a loose bow in front, typical for her profession. The round, stylized cherry blossom crest of her "house" (brothel), partially visible on her shoulder just above the shawl, also appears on the robes of her two attendants (

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