A Party at Komeikan, a Brothel on Susaki Bay, Fukagawa (Watching the Impromptu Performance of the Takaodori)
Artist
Kiyonaga, Torii
(Japanese, 1752–1815)
Dateabout 1790
Mediummulticolored woodblock print, nishiki-e
Dimensions37.5 x 24.2 cm (14 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.484
DescriptionIn a tea-house on the shore of Edo Bay a seated man and a reclining woman on a bed under a kaya (mosquito net) are watching an impromtue performance in an adjoining room. A maid is moving one of sliding partitions to give them a better view. Right-hand sheet of triptych. Other two sheet not in WAM collection; related print, #78; Vever catalogue says various parties in the rooms of the Komeikan at Susaki, FukagawaProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection, -1901
On View
Not on viewCollections
Utagawa Kunisada I 歌川 国貞 (Toyokuni III 三代 豊国)
about 1818–1820
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1857, intercalary 5th month
Koizumi Kishio
December 1935
