Dance performance with musical accompaniment

Yoshitaki (一養斎, 芳滝) (1841-1899)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1850s-1860s

Height:

103.8 cm  (40 7/8 in.)

Width:

49.0 cm  (19 5/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Place of creation:

Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

School:

Edo period

Additional titles

Description

A performance by an apprentice geisha with a fan is accompanied by four musicians seated near her, playing a variety of instruments. Another female is seated and holds a folded fan.

Iconclass

43C912
woman dancing alone
48C753
more than one musician with instrument
48C734
percussion instruments
48C732
string instruments (plucked)
41D2
clothes, costume
41D262
fan

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shamisen [3451] (with plectrum)
Hiradaiko (suspended in a frame)
Beater [6071]
Kotsuzumi [2661]
Shimedaiko [5011] (resting in a frame on the floor)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5946