Minneapolis Institute of Art
Maiko
Yamamura Kōka (Toyonari); Publisher: Yamamura Kōka Hanga Kankōkai
- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
A maiko is an apprentice geisha (or geiko in Kyoto) usually aged 15 to 20 years old. The education takes several years, in which course they also perform songs, dance, and play the shamisen (a three-stringed instrument) for visitors. Japan, Asia
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