『横浜異 人商館座敷之図』|Drawing Room of a Foreign Business Establishment in Yokohama

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

9th month, 1861 · Center and right sheets of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

The courtesan on the left, wearing a spectacular kimono with butterflies and stripes, observes two Western women playing viola and flute in the center of the room. A Chinese manservant and a Japanese female attendant serve wine, grapes, and sweets. In the background, ships can be seen through the Western-style paned windows, indicating that the soiree takes place in the new port-city of Yokohama.

Artist

Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide

Date

9th month, 1861

Medium

Center and right sheets of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Lincoln Kirstein, 1959