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Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣

ca. 1680 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

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.

Artist

Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣

Date

ca. 1680

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914