
Courtesan Likened to Zhang Guolao (Chokaro), c. 1715
A standing woman in a richly patterned kimono with floral motifs and orange-lined sash holds a folded fan near her shoulder. A small figure on a leaping animal appears at upper right, a reference to the sage named in the title. Hand-colored woodblock print in tan and ochre tones with black outlines, signature and seals at lower right.
- Artist
- Okumura Masanobu
- Date
- c. 1715
- Medium
- Hand-colored woodblock print; o-oban, tan-e
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2870 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1720).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection





