Geisha
Keisai Eisen
(Japanese, 1790–1848)
about 1832–34 (Tenpô 3–5)
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
DimensionsImage: 103.7 x 41.2 cm (40 13/16 x 16 1/4 in.)
Overall: 202.1 x 62.1 cm (79 9/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
Overall: 202.1 x 62.1 cm (79 9/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
Credit LineFenollosa-Weld Collection
Accession number11.4662
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ProvenancePrior to 1886 purchased by Ernest Francisco Fenollosa; 1886 purchased by Charles Goddard Weld from Ernest Fenollosa; 1911 bequeathed by Charles Goddard Weld to the Museum
Keisai Eisen
about latter half of Bunsei (1818 - 30) - Tenpô (1830 - 44) eras
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai)
first half of the Tenmei era (1764–1789)
Kitao Masayoshi (Kuwagata Keisai)
Bunka (1804 - 18) - Bunsei (1818 - 30) eras
19th century
15th century
14th century
latter half of the 13th century