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Companions Forcing a Geisha to Drink for a Cup of Wine, Perhaps as a Forfeit for Losing a Round of a Hand Game

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1787–1868)
Datelate 1810s
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsVertical ōban triptych; overall: 13 1/2 × 28 7/16 in. (34.3 × 72.2 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
Object number1950.469
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Collections
  • Asian
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