A Party of Merrymakers in a House in the Yoshiwara on a Moonlight Night
A party scene depicted at night under moonlight. A group of people are indoors on a veranda or balcony area and inside a house. The house has a tiled roof. The exterior veranda has a short staircase leading down. Outside the house are trees. In the background, there is a body of water and a distant shoreline with buildings. The color palette is muted with earth tones. The scene shows people dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. The composition combines interior and exterior spaces.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1789
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 404 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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