Street scene in the Yoshiwara

ca. 1680

Not on view

The customers, one with his face hidden beneath a straw hat, view the women who are exhibited in barred rooms (harimise}; the man sitting inside is an assistant (gyū) who helps select a woman.

Artwork Details

Title: Street scene in the Yoshiwara
Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, 1618–1694)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1680
Culture: Japan
Medium: Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Dimensions: 10 1/8 x 15 1/5 in. (25.7 x 38.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Object Number: JP809
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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