Early Evening at a Yoshiwara Inn

  • Date de création1672
  • Dimensions33.0 x 80.0 cm
This painting looks into the interior of a teahouse (ageya) in the Yoshiwara, the licensed pleasure quarter on the outskirts of the city of Edo. When a patron sought the services of a high-ranking courtesan there, she would be summoned to meet him at an ageya where they would dine and spend the night together.The quality of the brushwork in this painting is evident in many of the details. Fine gold lines define and decorate many of the kimonos, and the overall attention to detail is remarkable. Moronobu produced many handscrolls and paintings of the customs of the Yoshiwara, but the skilled draftsmanship here suggests that the artist painted this work in response to a special commission from a wealthy patron.

Hishikawa Moronobu (1618 – 1694)

Découvrez Hishikawa Moronobu, pionnier de l'ukiyo-e ! Explorez ses scènes emblématiques de la vie d'Edo, ses beautés féminines et ses récits de samouraïs – façonnant l'âge d'or de l'art japonais.

À propos de cette œuvre

  • Titre: Early Evening at a Yoshiwara Inn
  • Artiste: Hishikawa Moronobu
  • Année: 1672
  • Dimensions originales: 33.0 x 80.0 cm
  • Format: Panoramic
  • Statut du droit d'auteur: Domaine public
  • Teinte de couleur: Ochre to Sepia
  • Luminosité perçue: bright

Code QR

Code QR
© 2026 mus3ums.com