Geisha Girl Hurrying with a Maid Servant Who is Carrying a Shamisen Box
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
8 7/16 x 7 5/8 in. (21.4 x 19.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number
JP2216
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the vibrant world of Edo-period Japan (1615–1868), Teisai Hok's *Geisha Girl Hurrying with Maid Servant Who is Carrying Shamisen Box* captures fleeting moment of urban life through the delicate art of surimono—a luxurious woodblock print commissioned for private occasions like New Year's greetings.uba, a pupil of the famed Katsushika Hokusai, excelled in ukiyo-e, the "pictures of the floating world" that celebrated everyday pleasures, beauty, and transience. This intimate print, measuring just 8 7/16 x 7 5/8 inches, showcases the refined techniques of ink and color on paper, often enhanced ...
About the Artist
Teisai Hokuba · 1771–1844
Teisai Hokuba (1771–1844) was a Japanese artist of the Edo period who worked in the tradition of ukiyo-e, the celebrated school of woodblock prints and paintings that depicted the floating world of urban pleasure, theater, landscape, and daily life. A devoted pupil of Katsushika Hokusai — one of the towering figures in the history of Japanese art — Hokuba adopted the prefix of his master's name as...