Seven Wise Women of the Pleasure Quarters
Katsukawa Shunshō (Japanese, 1726–1792)
c. mid 1780s
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
24.8 × 36.6 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of James Parmelee
Accession Number
1940.1022
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
The courtesan standing at the center of this print holds a writing brush. She is identified by the fan in her left hand, which has a poem signed Hanaōgi, or Flower-Fan.