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Collections

Chōseisai Teishi
Courtesan Holding Adonis Flower1799

Not on view
Japanese woodblock print, bust-length figure of a woman in a red patterned robe and elaborate black hair ornaments, holding a small potted plant, with vertical Japanese script at left
Artist or Maker
Chōseisai Teishi
Japan, active circa 1790-1800
Title
Courtesan Holding Adonis Flower
Date Made
1799
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass and embossing
Dimensions
Image: 5 1/16 × 6 9/16 in. (12.86 × 16.67 cm) Sheet: 5 5/16 × 7 1/2 in. (13.49 × 19.05 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
Accession Number
M.2015.298.19
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis. Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and DelMonico Books/Prestel, 2015.