Oiran

hanging scroll

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 1212
Type: painting; hanging scroll
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
first half of the 19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by Péter Vay
Signed: the painter’s signature
Marks: red stamp
Materials/Techniques: ink and colours on paper
Dimensions: height: 160.5 cm
width: 38.3 cm
mirror: 79.5 × 26 cm
The elegance of the woman in this painting is a clear indication of the place she occupied in this world. Her outer kimono spreads around
her like a long train, decorated with tiny chrysanthemum flowers against a black background. The painter’s signature and a red stamp can be seen on the right, towards the bottom of the painting.