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House of Pleasure on the Hill (Oka no seirô), from the series Six Views of Nagasaki (Nagasaki rokkei)


長崎六景 丘の青楼
Takehisa Yumeji (Japanese, 1884–1934)
Publisher: Katô Junji
Japanese
Taishô–Shôwa era
1938 edition of 1920 design

Medium/Technique Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions 40.1 x 31 cm (15 13/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession Number68.97
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Nakau, Yumeji roman hanga (1984), p. 25
DescriptionEdition: limited to 100.
According to Nakau, the original designs for a series of 12 were made in 1920 (Taishô 9) but not actually printed until 1938 (Shôwa 13), after the artist's death; only 6 of the designs were published.
Signed (seal only)
Provenance1968, purchased by the Museum from Shinobazu Gallery, Tokyo. (Accession date: April 10, 1968)