Courtesan with Fan and Koto

Quick Overview

Artist: Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之 (Japanese, 1756–1829)
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Hanging scroll; color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 34 9/16 × 10 15/16 in. (87.8 × 27.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 68 1/8 × 15 1/4 in. (173 × 38.7 cm) Overall with knobs: 68 5/8 × 17 3/8 in. (174.3 × 44.1 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Paintings
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2020
Accession no.: 2020.396.29

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.