Scene in the Yoshiwara
Courtesans are seen from the street through a wooden barred window at a teahouse called Takashimaya, identified by the three characters on a short curtain (noren) at the entrance. Next to the teahouse, a woman in a curtained doorway might be making arrangements with a man outside. Two men carrying goods to sell to the teahouse are walking in the street.
Artwork Details
- Title: Scene in the Yoshiwara
- Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣 (Japanese, 1618–1694)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: ca. 1680
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 17 31/32 in. (28.6 x 45.7 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
- Object Number: JP813
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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