Geisha and her Attendant (bijin) with Lantern

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 7296
Type: print; woodblock print
Artist/Maker:
Date of production:
November or December 1864
Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by Péter Vay
Signed: Kōchōrō Kunisada ga (designer).Carver: Koizumi Homi (小泉彫巳, yellow stamp).
Marks: Publisher: Ki-ya Sōjirō (stamp under the date stamp), 11th or 12th month 1864.
Materials/Techniques: woodblock print, paper
Dimensions: image/sheet:

height 37 cm
width 25.2 cm
Evening street scene and geisha with lantern holder. Bijin (beautiful woman) depiction.