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The Gate of the Yoshiwara

Yashima Gakutei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese artwork titled 'The Gate of the Yoshiwara' by Yashima Gakutei. The artwork features a woman and a child in traditional Japanese clothing, positioned in a circular cutout. The woman wears a kimono with a red and white floral pattern. She has long hair styled in an updo adorned with ornaments and holds a pipe. The child beside her wears a similar kimono and a headpiece. In the background, above the circular cutout, is a scene showing a gate leading to a crowded street. The gate is black with a tiled roof. People in traditional attire are visible around the gate and on the street. The background of the artwork includes a dark gray color with Japanese text on either side of the main images.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1820
Medium:
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
538 × 624 px
Museum record:
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