Photo of collection object Shellfish and Apparitions of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter
Hosoda Eishi. Shellfish and Apparitions of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter, ca. 1811. Triptych of hanging scrolls with inscribed mountings; painting: ink and color on silk; calligraphy: ink on silk mounting fabric, Image (each): 35 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (89.5 × 32.4 cm) Overall with mounting (each): 65 3/4 × 17 7/16 in. (167 × 44.3 cm). Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2020, 2020.117a–c. public-domain.
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Shellfish and Apparitions of the Yoshiwara Pleasure Quarter

ca. 1811

Chōbunsai Eishi

Asian Art

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Hosoda Eishi
Classification
Painting
Formatted Medium
Triptych of hanging scrolls with inscribed mountings; painting: ink and color on silk; calligraphy: ink on silk mounting fabric
Medium
Triptych of hanging scrolls with inscribed mountings, painting: ink, color on silk, calligraphy: ink on silk mounting fabric
Locations
country: Japan
Period
Edo Period
Dimensions
Image (each): 35 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (89.5 × 32.4 cm) Overall with mounting (each): 65 3/4 × 17 7/16 in. (167 × 44.3 cm)
Departments
Asian Art
Accession Number
2020.117a–c
Credit Line
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2020
Rights Statement
public-domain
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