Geisha Walking along the Sumida River in a Snowstorm

Artist Keisai Eisen 渓斉英泉 (Japanese, 1790–1848)

Dateabout 1820

Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensionsoban; left sheet of a triptych: 36.8 x 24.7 cm (14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

MarkingsCensor’s seal: kiwame

Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection

Terms

Japanese Print

Object number1901.59.2726

DescriptionA young woman on a back of the Sumidagawa is walking toward the right. She holds a large umbrella across her left shoulder and is lifting her skirts. Behind her is a large willow tree and beside it small kobai trees with bright red blossoms, all heavily snow laden.
Label TextTo protect her hair and robes from the snow the geisha wears high, lacquered clogs (geta) lifts the hems of her skirts with her right hand, and holds an opened oiled-paper “snake-eye” umbrella (janome) in her left hand.

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