Hanging scroll, painting, Iwasa Matabei, between 1661 and 1688

Painting, hanging scroll. Courtesan seated with one knee raised, wearing white kimono decorated with large tie-dyed stars in red and white, intertwined with leaf tendrils in black; her hair parted in middle then tied at back with paper tapes. Ink and colour on paper. Date: between 1661 and 1688. Dimensions: Height: 37.10 centimetres; Width: 22.20 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Hanging scroll, painting (BM 1913,0501,0.366)

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Author: Painted by: Anonymous Formerly attributed to: Iwasa Matabei (岩佐又兵衛)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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