Geisha preparing for an entertainment

Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1794
Height:
38.7 cm  (15 1/4 in.)
Width:
74.9 cm  (29 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
ink and color on paper
Place of creation:
Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Japanese art[Museum inv. no.: JP182]

Description

A group of geisha are gathered and one is holding a shamisen.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shamisen [3451]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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Notes

Name of artist at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is Chōbunsai Eishi.

RIdIM record id

5211