Geisha Standing Beside a Shamisen Case

A geisha pauses beside her shamisen case in this Japanese woodblock print from around 1810, a quiet moment of Edo-period life.

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About this artwork

This colour woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro II dates from around 1810, in Japan's Edo period. The title tells us what to look for: a geisha standing beside the case that holds her shamisen, the three-stringed instrument associated with her work. Woodblock prints of this kind are made by cutting designs into blocks of wood and printing each colour in turn onto paper, which gives the image its flat, clear areas of tone and its confident outlines. The work is now part of the Japanese art collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

On your wall: Its single figure and graceful, restrained subject suit a calm living room, study or hallway, and sit well alongside natural wood and simple, uncluttered furnishings.

Title: Geisha Standing Beside a Shamisen Case
Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro II
Year: 1810
Style: Japanese art
Shape: Portrait

Public domain (CC0). Image courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Text based on Cleveland Museum of Art (CC0).

Kitagawa Utamaro II Japanese art

Canvas and printing

Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.

Delivery and returns

Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.