Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara, No. 100 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Set off as a separate world by the line of rose-tinged clouds are the distant roofs of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters, the destination of most of those traveling below on the Nihon Embankment. Along the eight hundred–yard stretch of the embankment were more than a hundred teahouses, each associated with a particular Yoshiwara brothel. Most visitors to Yoshiwara would stop at one of these teahouses for rest or entertainment before proceeding on to the pleasure quarters.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara, No. 100 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, 4th month of 1857. Woodblock print, Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anna Ferris, 30.1478.100. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara, No. 100 from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Date
4th month of 1857
Period
Edo Period, Ansei Era
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock print
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (36 x 23.5 cm) Image: 13 3/8 x 8 3/4 in. (34 x 22.2 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige-ga
Markings
No publisher's seal visible, probably lost when left margin was trimmed. Date seal and censor seal at top margin.
Credit Line
Gift of Anna Ferris
Accession Number
30.1478.100
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