Courtesan Resting on the Veranda

18th century

Not on view

A young beauty sits in relaxed contemplation of a cherry tree in full blossom, an up-to-date vision of the classic poet musing on life's quickly passing beauty. On the folding screen inside the room, a somber ink painting of geese flying over wind-tossed grasses hints at the autumnal phase to come.

Artwork Details

Title: Courtesan Resting on the Veranda
Artist: Furuyama Moromasa (Japanese, 1712–1772)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 16 3/4 × 23 3/8 in. (42.5 × 59.4 cm)
Overall with mounting: 55 × 29 3/4 in. (139.7 × 75.6 cm)
Overall with knobs: 55 × 31 3/4 in. (139.7 × 80.6 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Charles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
Object Number: 14.76.31
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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