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Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣

Date unknown · Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper · Asian Art

In this Yoshiwara street scene, the three women at the left are the center of attention. The water tank and buckets in the background are at the ready in case of fire in the narrow, crowded streets of the pleasure quarter. Yoshiwara burned down completely in 1676, just a few years before this print was made.

Artist

Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣

Date

Date unknown

Medium

Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund and Rogers Fund, 1949