Tsukasa and Other Courtesans of the Ogiya Watching the Autumn Moon Rise Over Rice Fields from a Balcony in the Yoshiwara
1799
- Medium
- Surimono; color woodblock print
- Dimensions
- 56.6 × 21 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-195933
Gomeirō is another name for the fashionable teahouse Ōgi-ya (House of Fans) in the Yoshiwara district of Edo (present-day Tokyo). Two courtesans, each attended by a geisha and a shinzō (apprentice to a courtesan) view a full autumn moon as it rises over the surrounding paddy fields. The elegance of the women's flowing robes and the serenity of the evening with a full silver moon contribute to the poetic atmosphere of this surimono, a privately commissioned print usually accompanied by text—here, a poem, which reads:What liveliness! Geisha, shinzō, and jesters fill the room, all guests of the …
Provenance
Ralph King, 1943.4
Registry history
- 1799 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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