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The Willow Tree at the Exit from the Shimabara, Kyoto
The Willow Tree at the Exit from the Shimabara, Kyoto
Public domain: Image courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum.

The Willow Tree at the Exit from the Shimabara, Kyoto

Artist (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Dateabout 1834
MediumMulticolored woodblock print
Dimensions22.2 x 35.6 cm (8 3/4 x 14 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1737
DescriptionThe willow tree at the exit from the Shimabara, the courtesan quarter of the western capital, from which a jolly roysterer is shown being helped away,
ProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection, -1901
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