Album leaf by Kyosai
The playfulness associated with the shamisen in informal settings is captured in this whimsical drawing by the great nineteenth-century comic artist Kawanabe Kyosai.
One of 107 miscellaneous drawings and notes from an album by Kawanabe Kyosai (1831�1889). Japan, Meiji era, late 19th century. Ink and color on paper. F1975.29.11.