Female Entertainer with a Young Man
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Considered the founder of the lineage of ukiyo-e woodblock print artists, Moronobu drew on his experience growing up in a family of textile designers to create prints with bold outlines and graphic renderings of kimono patterns. Here, a female entertainer, who has set aside her three-stringed shamisen, and a young samurai, who has put down his sword, engage in playful banter. The monochrome print (sumizuri-e) was produced with ink, then colored by hand.
Artwork Details
- 菱川師宣画 遊女と若衆
- Title: Female Entertainer with a Young Man
- Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 (Japanese, 1618–1694)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: ca. 1679–84
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink and hand-applied color on paper; horizontal ōban
- Dimensions: Frame: 16 9/16 × 20 1/16 in. (42.1 × 51 cm)
Image: 10 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (27.3 × 36.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Lent by Lee E. Dirks
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art