Street Scene in Yoshiwara, Hishikawa Moronobu, late 17th century

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Street Scene in Yoshiwara, Edo period (1615–1868), late 17th century, Japan, Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper, 10 3/4 x 15 1/4 in. ( x cm), Prints, Hishikawa Moronobu (Japanese, died 1694), In this Yoshiwara scene by Moronobu, the originator of ukiyo-e prints, a courtesan leans on the lattice of a teahouse window and converses with a samurai who has draped a coat over his head. This attempt to cloak his identity only serves to attract the attention of the courtesan playing the samisen and the passersby

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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