A Courtesan

Artist Kaigetsudô Ando (Japanese, 1671 - 1743)

Dateearly 18th century

MediumHanging scroll; ink and color on paper

DimensionsOverall: 40 1/4 × 17 1/2 inches (102.24 × 44.45 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number32-83/5

On View

Not on view

Gallery Location

Collections

East Asian Art

Terms

Exhibition History

Lasting Impressions: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Prints, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, April 5, 2025–July 6, 2025, no cat.

Provenance

Z. Matsuki, Kyoto, Japan, by June 20, 1931;

Purchased from Z. Matsuki by the dealer K. Matsuki, Kamakura, Japan, June 20, 1931-1932 [1];

Purchased from K. Matsuki, through Langdon Warner (1881-1955), by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1932.

NOTES:

[1] Letter from K. Matsuki to Langdon Warner, Nelson-Atkins Advisor, October 31, 1931, and "Kansas City - Itemized Purchases in China and Japan, 1932," no. A-10, Harvard Pusey Library, Langdon Warner Personal Archive, box 15, folder 28, copies in Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.

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