Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow

1824

Not on view

One of the most eccentric ukiyo-e artists, Eisen was frequently found drunk in brothels, and in his later years actually became the owner of one himself. His coquette is a far cry from the lovely aristocratic beauty portrayed some three decades earlier by Utamaro. Her angular features, long slanting eyes, half-open pouting lips with a touch of iridescent green, little red ribbon and suggestive crook of a finger betrays her coy and slightly wanton nature.

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Title: Rejected Geisha from Passions Cooled by Springtime Snow
Artist: Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1824
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1915
Object Number: JP1069
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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