Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych) / Katsushika Hokusai

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Accession Number
1938.1
Title
Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1760 - 1849
Object Creation Date
circa 1811-1813
Object Creation Place
Asia
Japan
Creation Place 1
Asia
Creation Place 2
Japan
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Style/Group/Movement
ukiyo e
Inscription
Signature: Katsushika Hokusai ga
Publisher: Iseya Rihei
Dimensions
36.5 cm x 24.3 cm (14 3/8 in. x 9 9/16 in.)
Century
19th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Primary Object Type
color print
Physical Description
A large group of young women inside a building surrounded by male servants. The women all wear various styles of kimono, though the predominant colors are red and green. The inside of the building is on the bottom floor with a set of steps leading up to a second floor, not depicted.
Subject Matter
A print showing the inside of a brothel in Yoshiwara. The finely dressed courtesans are walking around while young attendants are busy with chores, such as one man blowing air into a furnace, as if the brothel is about to open. The clean state of the brothel implies that it caters to sophisticated and wealthy clients. This print is part of a series of five.
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1938.1
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"Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych); Katsushika Hokusai." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1938.1/1938.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 18, 2024.
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