Courtesan and Cherry Branch

Inscriptions

Signature: Nanajugo o Sekien giga (painted for fun by 75 year old Sekien)

Provenance

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

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, 494, cat. VI.51, ill. 366.

Quick Overview

Artist: Toriyama Sekien / Japanese, 1712-1788
Date: 1786
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink, colors, and gold on silk
Dimensions: 88.1 × 26.3 cm (34 11/16 × 10 3/8 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.: 1965.922

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