Courtesan and Two Attendants

by Torii Kiyonobu I

Inscriptions

Inscription: 嘘つかぬ時は露消し女郎花 When she does not lie, She is drenched in drew… Belladonna Artist Seal: Kiyonobu 清信

Exhibition history

Milan, Italy, Arthemisia and Palazzo Reale, Ukiyoe, Il Mondo Fluttuante, February 6, 2004 – May 30, 2004.

Publications

“Art of Asia Recently Acquired by American Museums, 1965.” Archives of Asian Art 20 (1966): 108. Calza, Gain Carlo Ukiyoe Phaidon Press Limited, 2005, cat. VI.9, ill. 342, 487.

Quick Overview

Artist: Torii Kiyonobu I / Japanese, 1664–1729
Date: About 1705
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk
Dimensions: Painting: 83.4 × 33.2 cm (32 13/16 × 13 1/16 in.); With mounting: 171.5 × 46.6 cm (67 1/2 × 18 5/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: hanging scroll
Style: Japanese (culture or style)
Place: Japan
Department: Arts of Asia
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Henderson
Accession no.: 1965.921

Provenance

Harold Gould Henderson (1889–1974) and Mary A. Henderson (1905–1998), New York; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1965.

Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.