Japanese Print "A Party at Komeikan, a Brothel on Susaki Bay, Fukagawa (Watching the Impromptu Performance of the Takaodori)" by Torii Kiyonaga
Artist:Torii Kiyonaga
Title:A Party at Komeikan, a Brothel on Susaki Bay, Fukagawa (Watching the Impromptu Performance of the Takaodori)
Date:about 1790
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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Description:
In a tea-house on the shore of Edo Bay a seated man and a reclining woman on a bed under a kaya (mosquito net) are watching an impromtue performance in an adjoining room. A maid is moving one of sliding partitions to give them a better view. Right-hand sheet of triptych. Other two sheet not in WAM collection; related print, #78; Vever catalogue says various parties in the rooms of the Komeikan at Susaki, Fukagawa
