Courtesan — Kaigetsudō Ando (Japanese, c. 1671–1743) — The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith · CC0. Museum object record ↗

Painting study · Ink painting

Courtesan1700s · Study 1985.264

Kaigetsudō Ando (Japanese, c. 1671–1743)
1700s

Recorded as hanging scroll; ink and color paper, this vertical work measures 35.5 × 97.4 cm using the museum’s painting only dimensions. Explore the museum’s context and compare the format with a wall of your choice.

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Museum collection reference. This work is not offered for sale by Physical Art For Crypto. Museum attribution does not imply a partnership or endorsement.

Context from the museum

Paintings of the courtesans who provided men with a sophisticated menu of appealing fashions, flattery, witty banter, music, dancing, and sexual services in the Yoshiwara district of the city of Edo (Tokyo) were the bread and butter of the Kaigetsudō studio, in whose style this work is painted. Their paintings emphasized bold, sweeping calligraphic ink lines in rendering the figures’ forms, along with high-contrast colors and patterns in their typically solitary subjects’ garments. Aside from the occasional prop or poem, the space around the dramatic figure was left entirely blank.

Museum description reproduced from its CC0 open-access record. Read the original catalog entry.

Read the dimensions before the image

The selected painting only measurement for Courtesan is 35.5 cm wide and 97.4 cm high, equivalent to approximately 14.0 × 38.3 inches. Dividing width by height gives a format ratio of 0.36:1. The rectangular bounding area is 0.35 square meters; it describes the measured footprint, not the amount of paint or the monetary value.

On an illustrative 300 cm wall, the recorded width occupies 11.8% of the span before adding a frame. A centered placement leaves approximately 132.3 cm on each side before adding a frame. These are calculations by Physical Art For Crypto using museum measurements. They are not the museum’s display recommendations.

Questions to bring to your own collection

With Courtesan in view, identify one feature you can point to, then distinguish what the museum records from your personal response. Keep its medium, hanging scroll; ink and color paper, in your notes when comparing contemporary works.

Which part of this vertical composition catches your eye first?
Would a 35.5 cm width still suit the space after allowing for furniture and a frame?
What surface detail would you need to see in person or in a close photograph?

Explore physical scale

How large would this format feel on your wall?

Use this museum work’s recorded format as a reference. Adjust a blank wall and optional frame allowance to compare proportions. The museum painting is an educational reference and is not for sale here.

Units

Wall width (cm)

Wall height (cm)

Frame each side (cm)

11.8%of wall width, including allowance

35.5 × 97.4 cmmodeled outside dimensions

Within the entered wall dimensions132.3 cm each side when centered

Calculation: outside width = recorded width + twice your frame allowance. This is a proportion study, not an installation assessment. It excludes furniture, hardware, load capacity, depth and delivery clearance. The display image may include margins absent from the recorded measurement.

Compare formats with the studio collection

These Lei-Kol works have the closest width-to-height ratios in the current catalog. This is a geometry comparison, not a claim of artistic similarity, equivalent value, or association with the museum artist.