
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Maiko
Yamamura Kōka (Toyonari); Publisher: Yamamura Kōka Hanga KankōkaiLinkedCulture matchlcp-73cb9c564b99
- Date
- 1924
- Medium
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 62468
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
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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- Credit line
- Gift of Ellen and Fred Wells
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