The Geisha, Ichimaru
- Date:
- 1933
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
"The Geisha, Ichimaru," from 1933, identifies its subject precisely: this is a portrait of the famous geisha-entertainer Ichimaru, rendered in the same year as Kobayakawa's other Ichimaru portraits. The formal title "The Geisha, Ichimaru" distinguishes her professional identity while giving her the dignity of individual naming — she is not simply "a geisha" but the specific, famous person Ichimaru. The print captures her characteristic features with the psychological acuity Kobayakawa brought to all his bijin subjects.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Geisha, Ichimaru was created by Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (小早川清) in 1933.
The Geisha, Ichimaru was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1933).
The Geisha, Ichimaru depicts bijin-ga.