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Night in the Yoshiwara

Night in the Yoshiwara

(Japanese, 1786–1864)
1819 (Bunsei 2)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigment on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21 x 18.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.9308
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Chokujuen Junma: Yami no yo ni/ oide nanshi wa/ ume no hana/ iro mo nasake mo/ shiru hito zo shiru Poem by Danshûrô Kiô Enma: Hatsu hikage/ augu negai wa/ suehiro no/ Nihon-zutsumi mo/ haru no akebono 直樹園順馬　闇の夜に　おいてなんしハ　梅の花　色も情も　しる人そしる 談洲樓　喜翁　焉馬　初日影　あふくねかひハ　末広の　にほんつゝミも　春の曙
ProvenanceFormerly in the Sumitomo collection; June 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
The Warrior Class (Shi), from a Set of Four (Yonban tsuzuki)
The Warrior Class (Shi), from a Set of Four (Yonban tsuzuki)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1830–35 (early Tenpô era)
The Peasant Class (Nô), from a Set of Four (Yonban tsuzuki)
The Peasant Class (Nô), from a Set of Four (Yonban tsuzuki)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1830–35 (early Tenpô era)
Actors Ichikawa Ebizô VI (?) and Naritaya Sôbei I, from the series Four Heavenly Kings for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika Shitennô)
Actors Ichikawa Ebizô VI (?) and Naritaya Sôbei I, from the series Four Heavenly Kings for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika Shitennô)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1)
Actors Bandô Mitsugorô III (R), Iwai Kumesaburô II (CR), Onoe Kikugorô III (C), Segawa Kikunojô V (CL), and Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (L)
Actors Bandô Mitsugorô III (R), Iwai Kumesaburô II (CR), Onoe Kikugorô III (C), Segawa Kikunojô V (CL), and Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (L)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1827 (Bunsei 10)
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Birds: Street Musicians (Torioi), from the series Flowers and Birds, Wind and Moon (Kachô fûgetsu)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1824 (Bunsei 7)
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô II as Kewaizaka no Shôshô and Onoe Kikugorô III as Soga Jûrô
Actors Iwai Kumesaburô II as Kewaizaka no Shôshô and Onoe Kikugorô III as Soga Jûrô
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1819 (Bunsei 2)
Actors Matsumoto Kôshirô V as Ômi Kotôta and Nakamura Daikichi I(?) as Ôiso no Tora
Actors Matsumoto Kôshirô V as Ômi Kotôta and Nakamura Daikichi I(?) as Ôiso no Tora
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1819 (Bunsei 2)
Actors Nakamura Utaemon III as Oniô Shinzaemon and Bandô Mitsugorô III as Kobayashi Asahina
Actors Nakamura Utaemon III as Oniô Shinzaemon and Bandô Mitsugorô III as Kobayashi Asahina
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
about 1819 (Bunsei 2)
Actor Iwai Kumesaburô II, from the series Four Heavenly Kings for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika Shitennô)
Actor Iwai Kumesaburô II, from the series Four Heavenly Kings for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika Shitennô)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1)
Actor Iwai Hanshirô V, from the series Four Heavenly Kings for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika Shitennô)
Actor Iwai Hanshirô V, from the series Four Heavenly Kings for the Katsushika Group (Katsushika Shitennô)
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1830 (Bunsei 13/Tenpô 1)
The Dragon Princess Otohime, Number Two (Sono ni) of a series for the Taikogawa Poetry Club
The Dragon Princess Otohime, Number Two (Sono ni) of a series for the Taikogawa Poetry Club
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1820 (Bunsei 3)
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VII as Soga Gorô and Bandô Mitsugorô III as Kobayashi no Asahina
Actors Ichikawa Danjûrô VII as Soga Gorô and Bandô Mitsugorô III as Kobayashi no Asahina
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)
1827 (Bunsei 10)