Prostitute as the Daoist Immortal Kinkō riding on a carp, c. 1768
Suzuki Harunobuexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
Bequest of Richard P. Galeexpand_more 74.1.86
Not on Viewexpand_more
The Taoist immortal Kinkō is said to have been fond of fish, and to have passed his days making paintings of them. On his 200th birthday, a great carp appeared which took Kinkō on a sightseeing tour of the waterways. He returned carrying a Buddhist scroll exhorting humankind to refrain from harming fish. Ukiyo-e artists updated the Kinkō theme by transforming the wizened old sage into a beautiful prostitute.
Details
- Title
- Prostitute as the Daoist Immortal Kinkō riding on a carp
- Artist Life
- 1725 - 1770
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 74.1.86
- Catalogue Raisonne
- K1048, Ukiyo-e shūka 4 (1979), list #814
- Curator Approved
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