Title: A Courtesan Reading a Book
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: ca. 1655–61
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Unidentified Artist, ca. 1655–61
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 25 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (64.8 × 34 cm)
Overall with mounting: 56 7/8 × 19 13/16 in. (144.5 × 50.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2019
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Women, term: Reading