Scenes from the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter
Hishikawa Moronobu
(Japanese, died 1694)
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
Medium/TechniqueOne from a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on gold-leafed paper
Dimensions139.8 x 355.2 cm (55 1/16 x 139 13/16 in.)
Overall: 158 x 384 cm
Overall: 158 x 384 cm
Credit LineGift of Oliver W. Peabody
Accession number79.469
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ProvenanceGift 1879- prior history unknown
late 19th century
late 19th century
17th century
17th century
Kanbun era (1661–73)
mid 19th century
mid 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th century
19th century
end of the 18th century
1870 (Meiji 3)