Maiko
Yamamura Koka
1924
- Medium
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper with mica
- Dimensions
- 15 1/16 × 10 7/16 in. (38.26 × 26.51 cm) (image) 23 × 19 × 1 1/2 in. (58.42 × 48.26 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame)
- Genre
Tags
Japan
About
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.
