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吉原遊廓の景
Interior of a Brothel in the Yoshiwara
吉原遊廓の景
Japanese
Edo period
about 1808–13 (mid Bunka era)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban pentaptych; 37.6 x 127 cm (14 13/16 x 50 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.7607-11
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hokusai Updated (2019), #170; MFA, Hokusai (2013), #23; Lane, Hokusai: Life and Work (1989), pp. 155 and 170; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 230, vertical ôban #16; Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 8 (1981), #166
DescriptionPentaptych, from left: 21.7607, 21.7608, 21.7609, 21.7610, 21.7611
MFA impressions: 11.17688VR (11.17688-9, 11.17695-7), 21.7607-11
Sometimes identified as "New Year's Day at the Ôgi-ya," but neither the date nor the name of the brothel is definitely known.
MFA impressions: 11.17688VR (11.17688-9, 11.17695-7), 21.7607-11
Sometimes identified as "New Year's Day at the Ôgi-ya," but neither the date nor the name of the brothel is definitely known.
Signed
Katsushika Hokusai ga (on right sheet only)
葛飾北斎画
葛飾北斎画
Marks
Censor's seals: kiwame, Moriya Jihei (on left sheet only)
改印：極、森治
改印：極、森治