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
- 1938.3
- Title
- Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760 - 1849
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size
- Object Creation Date
- 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
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Physical Description
- A print of 15 women inside a building dressed in various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. One male is kneeling towards the back and another man can be seen in the background leaving the room. Two women to the very back and left of the image appear to be adjusting their makeup. Three women to the front sit around a tea set (partially visable) and two women to their right are whispering to each other.
- Subject Matter
- A print of a group of courtesans at a brothel in the Yoshiwara district. One male servant is seen in the back kneeling over something while another man, possibly another servant, can be seen exiting the room to the back. The movement of the servants and the image of the two courtesans adjusting their makeup implies that the house is preparing to open for business. The intricate design of the building's interior and the clean floors imply that this house catered to wealthy clients. This print is from a series of five.
- Secondary Keywords
- building divisions
- buildings and the land
- commercial buildings
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume by form
- dwellings
- main garments
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in service occupations
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- prostitutes
- residential structures
- rooms and spaces
- rooms and spaces by location or context
- service industry buildings
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 871 x 1235
- File Size
- 143 KB
- Record
- 1938.3
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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-1938.3/1938.3.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 11, 2024.