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The Fourth Scene, from the series Scenes of the Pleasure Quarter at Yoshiwara in Edo

Hishikawa Moronobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white drawing on aged paper. In the top half, two men carry a rotating wooden structure with baskets on top. To the right, people in traditional Japanese clothing walk in various directions. Three women walk to the left. A low roofed structure sits in the bottom center. The background shows horizontal lines. People wear traditional Japanese clothing, including kimonos.

Artwork Details

Medium
Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 388 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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