Japanese Print "A Courtesan as Taishin-o (Taishin-o)" by Okumura Masanobu
Artist:Okumura Masanobu
Title:A Courtesan as Taishin-o (Taishin-o)
Date:about 1710
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Description:
Taishin-o Fujin is the Japanese reading of the name of Taichen Wang, a sister of the legendary Taoist Queen Mother of the West, Xiwangmu, guardian of the peach tree(s) of longevity. Here Taishin-o Fujin is shown as a high-ranking Japanese courtesan (oiran) riding among clouds, seated upon a dragon and playing a koto which is held across her left shoulder.