Oiran on parade, accompanied by a kamuro, a wakaimono and two shinzo: PD.32-1985

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Oiran on parade, accompanied by a kamuro, a wakaimono and two shinzo
Translated as: A courtesan

Maker(s)

Entities

Fan leaf

Categories

Fans

Description

A courtesan (description from the Messel-Rosse inventory). An orian was a high-ranking courtesan. In public, they were accompanied by attendants including kamuro (female apprentices), wakaimono (male servants), and one or two shinz? (lower-ranking prostitutes)

Notes

History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)

Legal notes

Bought with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1985) by Countess of Rosse, Anne

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1830 : c.1830

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Colours and ink

Related exhibitions

From the Land of the Fan

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.32-1985
Primary reference Number: 126006
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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