Courtesan on Parade
Artist/Culture
Keisai Eisen 渓斉 英泉
(Japanese, 1790–1848)
Publisher
Sanoya Kihei 佐野屋 喜兵衛 (Kikakudō 喜鶴堂)
(Japanese)
Dateearly-mid 1830's
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions72.4 x 24.8 cm (28 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Terms
Object number1901.268
Descriptionvertical oban diptych (kakemono-e)Label TextHer obi has a chocolate ground and a striking pattern of blue magpies in the branches of a blossoming cherry tree. The rest of her garments are equally striking. Flamboyant clothing such as that shown in this print was worn only by courtesans. Geisha when fulfilling a professinal engagement also wore showy clothes but as a rule they were not so "lous" as those worn by courtesans
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Keisai Eisen 渓斉 英泉
about 1843–1846
