

The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)
A black and white drawing on aged paper depicting a street scene. The scene shows a group of people walking on a street. There are 6 people in total. Two women are on the left. One woman wears a long skirt and a short top, with a bag slung over her shoulder. The other woman wears a skirt and a top with a half skirt over it. The next 2 people are a man and a woman. The man wears a backpack and holds a hat. The woman wears a skirt, a top, and a half skirt. The last two people are on the right. The person on the right wears a hat and a short robe. The other person wears a robe and holds a long object. There are 2 buildings in the background. The building on the right has a slanted roof. The building on the left has a tiled roof with a ledge. There are plants in the foreground.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1681–84
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 402 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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