Title:
Night street in the Yoshiwara brothel district
Creator/Contributor:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese, 1797-1861; published by Iseya Soemon
Date:
after 1844
Identifier:
1965.30.135
Format:
Print
Full-color woodcut (nishiki-e)
9 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches
Notes:
An untrimmed fan-shaped print.
Inscription: Recto, signed Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga and artist's seal, paulownia crest, at l.r.
Subject:
Japan; city and town life; intoxication; dancing; walking; men; women; street vendors; lanterns (lighting devices)