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Main Street of the Yoshiwara on a Starlight Night

Utagawa Kunisada II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black night sky with small white dots. Two long, low-rise buildings on either side of a paved walkway. Buildings have many vertical lines on exterior and interior. Horizontal lines over windows on upper floor. Balconies overhang walkway. Lantern on pole in center walkway. Figurative silhouettes of people in traditional dress on right. Red object on left in distance. Red seal or stamp on bottom left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1852–64
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
556 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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