Utai no Shisho (Teacher of Utai Chanting)

A seated woman with an elaborate hairstyle and red hair ornament rests a shamisen against her shoulder while a young child in a patterned robe leans over an open book at right. Both figures sit on red-patterned cloth against a plain gold silk ground, painted in soft colors with fine ink outlines.

Artist

Numata Gessai 沼田月斎 (1787-1864)

Date

late 18th-early 19th century

Medium

Color and slight gold on silk

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2240 × 2100 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art