Yoshiwara in New Year

Kitagawa Utamaro

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Caption

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753–1806). Yoshiwara in New Year, ca. 1798. Woodblock print, a: 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (37.2 x 24.2 cm) b: sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (37.2 x 25.6 cm) b: image: 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (37.2 x 24.2 cm) c: 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (37.2 x 24.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Herbert Libertson, 83.240a-c. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Yoshiwara in New Year

Date

ca. 1798

Period

Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Woodblock print

Classification

Print

Dimensions

a: 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (37.2 x 24.2 cm) b: sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (37.2 x 25.6 cm) b: image: 14 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (37.2 x 24.2 cm) c: 14 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (37.2 x 24.2 cm)

Signatures

Each sheet signed: Utamaro hitsu 歌麿筆

Markings

Publisher: Yamadaya Sanshirō

Credit Line

Gift of Herbert Libertson

Accession Number

83.240a-c

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