Geisha Girl in Winter
Description
A geisha girl in winter — the geisha (accomplished woman of entertainment) rather than the apprentice maiko, here depicted in the formal winter dress that marks the coldest months in the karyukai calendar. Geisha and maiko both figure prominently in Sadanobu III's prints, and the distinction between the two is significant: the geisha is a full professional, her dress and hairstyle distinct from the maiko's more elaborate and colorful presentation. The winter setting creates a mood of refined austerity appropriate to the mature geisha figure.
More Prints by Hasegawa Sadanobu III
More Snow Scenes Prints
Fair Weather After Snow at Yamato Bridge, Kyoto (Yamato bashi no yukibare), Taishô period, dated 1924
Woodblock print
The Compound of the Tenman Shrine at Kameido in the Snow (Kameido Tenmangu keidai no yuki), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)"
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Miyajima in Snow (Yuki no Miyajima)
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Snow at Shiha Park, Tokyo
1932
Woodblock print
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Frequently Asked Questions
Geisha Girl in Winter was created by Hasegawa Sadanobu III (長谷川貞信三世).
Geisha Girl in Winter depicts snow scenes, bijin-ga, and children.