Standing Courtesan probably 1720s Baiken Eishun Baiken Eishun was among the ukiyo-e artists specializing in paintings of courtesans of the pleasure quarters in the style popularized by artists of the Kaigetsud studio. He even prefaced his signature with Yamato-e, in the same way Kaigetsud artists did, to assert that his style of painting was in the distinguished “Japanese-style painting” associated with courtly tastes. Here, a patron or a courtesan has inscribed a poem to add a level of sexual suggestiveness: Though I didn’t sayI was retiring for the nightstill she loosens her sash.She reads my thoughts,bringing tears to my eyes.—Trans. Miyeko Murase. Standing Courtesan. Baiken Eishun (Japanese, active early 18th century). Japan. probably 1720s. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Edo period (1615-1868). Paintings

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Standing Courtesan probably 1720s Baiken Eishun Baiken Eishun was among the ukiyo-e artists specializing in paintings of courtesans of the pleasure quarters in the style popularized by artists of the Kaigetsud studio. He even prefaced his signature with Yamato-e, in the same way Kaigetsud artists did, to assert that his style of painting was in the distinguished “Japanese-style painting” associated with courtly tastes. Here, a patron or a courtesan has inscribed a poem to add a level of sexual suggestiveness: Though I didn’t sayI was retiring for the nightstill she loosens her sash.She reads my thoughts,bringing tears to my eyes.—Trans. Miyeko Murase. Standing Courtesan. Baiken Eishun (Japanese, active early 18th century). Japan. probably 1720s. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Edo period (1615-1868). Paintings

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