Female entertainer with shamisen

Hokuba (1771-1844)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
early 19th century
Height:
79.1 cm  (31 1/8 in.)
Width:
28.6 cm  (11 1/4 in.)
Technique / Medium:
ink and color on paper
Place of creation:
Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

Additional titles

三味線持つ美人図

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Japanese art[Museum inv. no.: 36.100.26]

Description

A woman sits on the floor while holding a shamisen.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shamisen [3451]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses the name Teisai Hokuba for the artist.

RIdIM record id

5241