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Scene in the Yoshiwara

ca. 1680
Not on view
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

Object Information
  • Title: Scene in the Yoshiwara
  • Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu (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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