Scenes in a Brothel in the Yoshiwara
Artist
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信
(Japanese, about 1725–1770)
Dateabout 1770
Mediummulticolored woodblock print
Dimensions18.1 x 24.5 cm (7 1/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.392
DescriptionLying outstretched on a ben, a young man is hold a cup of sake to the lips of a shinzo (maid) whom he has pulled into a crouching position beside him just as a courtesan in night attir, who is the girl's mistress, comes forward from behind a screen at the right.ProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection, -1901
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