Kubo Shunman, Women in a Tea House
Whittemore, 1930.208 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Kubo Shunman

Women in a Tea House

late 1780s

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
33 × 23 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-195882

This elegant print provides a glimpse into the private life of the courtesan, recording a quiet moment of enjoying tea. Shunman often depicted bijin (beautiful women) in a landscape setting, using subdued color harmonies featuring grays, pale green, and pale purple. In addition to being a printmaker, Shunman was also an accomplished painter, poet, and skilled worker in metal inlay and lacquer.

Provenance

Whittemore, 1930.208

Registry history

  • late 1780s — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints

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