“The Geisha To’e as a Vendor of Poems,” from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata)
The publisher Yamahei (Yamashiroya Sahei) published a series of prints celebrating the Gion Festival Costume Parade, held during the summer in Kyoto, during which geisha from the Gion district dress up in costumes. Various artists, including Toyokuni, contributed designs to the series.
Artwork Details
- 『祇園神輿洗 ねり物姿』「いろは歌の売」
- Title: “The Geisha To’e as a Vendor of Poems,” from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata)
- Artist: Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: ca. 1795
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
- Object Number: JP1390
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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