Shinmachi in Spring: During a Lesson, no. 2 from the series Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters
1880 - 1947
Kitano Tsunetomi 北野恒富
Japanese
A woodblock print depicting a Japanese woman entertainer from the Osaka entertainment district of Shinmachi. The female figure is seated on the floor and shown in profile, her gaze down. The figure wears a brown kimono decorated with kabuki actor designs and a black and red obi. The background is blank.
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Taishō era, 1912-1926