Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 1311
Town Geisha (Machi geisha)
- Artist / 作者
- Utagawa Kunisada歌川国貞
- Date / 年代
- 1826
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 1334 × 2000 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Published by / 公開者
- 朱雀ハル
- Rights / 権利
- Commercial license required
- Attribution / 表記
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Catalog note / 解説
This is one of ten prints from a series by Kunisada (1786-1864), a commercially highly successful <i>ukiyo-e</i> artist who was especially well known for his work in the <i>bijin-ga</i> (beautiful women) genre. <i>Ukiyo-e</i>, 'pictures of the floating world', vividly portrayed (much of it racy) city life in the 18th and early 19th centuries for an enthusiastic audience. The woman in this particular print, with her Shimada-style coiffure, appears to be adjusting her make-up with a tissue taken from the folded bundle she is replacing in the overlap of her kimono. Materials: Woodblock print on paper
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