Street of Brothels in Yoshiwara

Description Provenance Inscription Credit

Description This print depicts a street of brothels in Yoshiwara, and shows men looking at courtesans (?).

Provenance Anonymous dealer, Kyoto [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. Pierre Berry, 1945, by purchase [from dealer in Kyoto]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by gift.

Inscriptions [Signature] unsigned

Credit Gift of Mr. Pierre Berry, 1990

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Creator

Japanese (Artist)

Period

n.d.

Medium

pigments on mulberry paper
(Prints)

Accession Number

95.305

Measurements

H: 9 13/16 x W: 14 3/8 in. (25 x 36.5 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place Depicted)

Location Within Museum

Not On View