New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

early 1830s

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)

Japanese Art

New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital, early 1830s. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861). Color woodblock print; sheet: 24.5 x 36.9 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore 1930.202

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: color woodblock print
Medium: color, woodblock, print
Dimensions: Sheet: 24.5 x 36.9 cm (9 5/8 x 14 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga Publisher: Kagaya Kichibei (Kagaya, Ryogoku, emblem) Censorship Seal: kiwame
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1930.202
Credit Line: Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore
Exhibitions: Promenades, Pageants, Processions, and Pilgrimages, Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
Rights Statement: CC0