Scenes in a Brothel (Scenes in a Seiro, "Give it to Me"
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 number1901.391
DescriptionSeated on the floor of a room in a seiro (brothel) close to her lover who is streched out beside her, a courtesan reaches out to take frdom him a sake cup which he holds in his left hand. The room is open in front where it adjoins the engawa (veranda).ProvenanceJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection, -1901
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