Title

Woman in front of the Tagawaya Teahouse, 1815-1842. Creator: Ikeda Eisen.

Caption

Woman in front of the Tagawaya Teahouse, 1815-1842. The winter setting for the image of a woman walking alone in front of a teahouse (the sign at upper left reads ‘Kaiseki Tagawaya’, or ‘Tagawaya Teahouse’) in the chill of the evening is confirmed by the designs on her garments. The combination of snow falling on bamboo and the chilly blue tonality that dominates the composition confirm the winter season. The obi (sash) motifs of bats flying over a black ground echo the nocturnal setting.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A24_328

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74,9Mb (4,4Mb) / 9,7in x 29,9in / 2921 x 8957 (300dpi)

Keywords

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