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Yoshiwara by Moonlight
UTAGAWA Hiroshige (1797 - 1858)
"A scene of two oiran (courtesans) at the entrance to the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters in Edo, leaving for an evening's work. Behind them a row of cherry blossoms is illuminated from below by paper lanterns, and from above by the full moon. Note the drabness of the street seen through the gate, as opposed to the ethereal beauty of Yoshiwara."
Gift of Nancy M. Berman and Alan Bloch
BAM2006.054
BAM2006.054
- Megan :D
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