The Fourth Scene, from the series Scenes of the Pleasure Quarter at Yoshiwara in Edo
In this Yoshiwara street scene, the three women at the left are the center of attention. The water tank and buckets in the background are at the ready in case of fire in the narrow, crowded streets of the pleasure quarter. Yoshiwara burned down completely in 1676, just a few years before this print was made.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Fourth Scene, from the series Scenes of the Pleasure Quarter at Yoshiwara in Edo
- Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 (Japanese, 1618–1694)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
- Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (26.7 x 41.3 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949
- Object Number: JP3067
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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