$200–$2,000. Snow and night scenes tend to command premium prices for this artist. Key value factors: Sadanobu III's colorful Kyoto prints are affordably priced and popular with beginning collectors. Seasonal scenes of famous temples are most popular.
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.
Woodblock print
c. 1832/38
Color woodblock print; oban
Yuki no Miyajima
1929
Color woodblock print; oban
1932
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
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.
