Courtesan under a Cherry Treeca. 1830Image: 7 3/4 x 7 inches (19.7 x 17.8 cm)Surimono print with colors on paperGift of Marjorie Halpern Holden98.052.0010Woman clad with six or seven layers of kimono lifts her foot and edge of her robes and to reveal different brocade patterns and a wooden clog (geta). Her body is formless and invisible, except for one hand and face. Elaborate hairdo decorated with pins and ornaments; fine features on a powdered white face. She seems to be walking next to a fence and under a cherry tree with white blossoms. Two sets of poetic inscrptions printed in black ink on the right, with two seals at the corners. Artist's signature on the left?Prints18158837540Katsushika Hokusai