The Fifth Month: A Visit to a Temple
Artist
Kiyonaga, Torii
(Japanese, 1752–1815)
Dateabout 1785
Mediumwoodblock print, nishiki-e
Dimensions37.5 x 25.2 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.477
DescriptionA yujo and attendants at a cha-mise (tea-booth) by the wayside in Shinagawa. The courtesan is seated in a kago which rests on the ground. She is talking to another yujo who stands at left. A taikomochi (professional buffoon) stands at the end of the kago and a man which is one of six, sits next to him on a bench at the tea-booth.On View
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