Walking figure of a courtesan

A woman in an elaborate kimono walks away from the viewer, her hair piled high with ornamental pins and her long sleeves and hem trailing. Ink lines and pale washes of blue, pink and ochre on paper render the patterned robe, its star-like shoulder motif and sleeve roundels.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Date

1760-1868

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

1357 × 2330 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art