Maiko in Snow
舞妓雪
by Takeji Asano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- Ukiyo-e.org (via Artelino)
Description
Maiko in Snow presents one of Kyoto's most recognizable figures — the apprentice geisha in her elaborate kimono and high lacquered geta (wooden sandals) — caught in a moment of winter weather. The maiko navigating a snow-dusted street in her formal regalia was a subject of enduring fascination in Kyoto's artistic tradition, the juxtaposition of elaborate artifice with the natural contingency of winter weather creating a visual and conceptual contrast that Asano captured with warmth and precision. The colorful costuming of the maiko against white snow provided him with a particularly vivid chromatic composition.
More Prints by Takeji Asano
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
Maiko in Snow (舞妓雪) was created by Takeji Asano (浅野竹二).
Maiko in Snow uses Bokashi, Nishiki-e, and Moku-hanga, on woodblock print.
Maiko in Snow was published by Unsodo.
Maiko in Snow depicts snow scenes and bijin-ga.