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A Picture of the Viewing in the Pleasure Quarters

Kikukawa Eizan

Cleveland Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print depicting a scene in a Japanese pleasure quarters. Five women wearing kimonos and decorated hairstyles with long pins are prominently featured. The woman in the foreground sits on the floor; her kimono has pink, red, and green floral patterns on a black background. The woman to her right wears a kimono with pink and green patterns; she sits cross-legged. Two women behind her wear kimonos with similar red and white patterns; one sits and the other stands. The fifth woman on the left wears a kimono with red, green, and yellow patterns; she sits on a low platform. A small black and white dog is to the left of the women. The background includes a green floor, a wall with a window featuring small panes, and a large decorative panel with green leaves, pink and red flowers, and a bird. The colors used are predominantly pink, red, green, black, and yellow. The image is by Kikukawa Eizan and titled "A Picture of the Viewing in the Pleasure Quarters".

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647 × 900 px
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