Ishikawa Toyonobu
Japanese, 1711–1785
Standing Geisha
INV-2145
Ishikawa Toyonobu
Japanese, 1711–1785c. 1748
Standing Geisha
Ishikawa Toyonobu Japanese, 1711–1785 →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
c. 1748
Medium
Hand-colored woodblock print; urushi-e, vertical oban diptych
Dimensions
65.4 × 24.7 cm (25 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
A geisha holds a practice book for a narrative musical (joruri) in her left hand and a plectrum (bachi) for playing the shamisen in her right hand. She is on her way to her music lessons. This joruri was first performed at the Nakamura theater in 1744. The crest (mon) on the geisha’s boldly patterned kimono depicts the character some, which was perhaps part of her name.
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