

The image shows a black and white drawing of a street scene. The scene depicts a group of people walking on the street in a town. The people are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. There are 16 people on the street shown in various poses, some carrying items. The background shows a row of elevated buildings with open sides. Inside the buildings, people are sitting and socializing. The buildings appear to have multiple levels. The drawing style is simple with minimal shading. The paper the drawing is on appears aged and worn. The title of the drawing is "Street Scene in the Yoshiwara" by Hishikawa Moronobu.
Artwork details
- Medium:
- Monochrome woodblock print; ink on paper
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 599 × 386 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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