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Scenes from the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter
Scenes from the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter

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
Credit LineGift of Oliver W. Peabody
Accession number79.469
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ClassificationsPaintings
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ProvenanceGift 1879- prior history unknown
Scenes from the Nakamura Kabuki Theater
Hishikawa Moronobu
Jôkyô (1684 -88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
Hishikawa Moronobu
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
Hishikawa Moronobu
Jôkyô (1684 - 88) - Genroku (1688–1704) eras
Birds and Flowers
Watanabe Shôeki
late 19th century
Birds and Flowers
Watanabe Shôeki
late 19th century
Tawaraya Sôtatsu
17th century
Poppies
Tawaraya Sôtatsu
17th century
Panel 2, top of scene
Artist unknown, Japanese
Kanbun era (1661–73)
Landscapes in the Four Seasons
Kishi Renzan
mid 19th century
Group shot: 11.4733, 11.4761
Kishi Renzan
mid 19th century
Bamboo and Chrysanthemum
Watanabe Shôeki
late 19th century
Bamboo and Rose
Watanabe Shôeki
late 19th century