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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
Museum record:
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