Japanese Print "Merrymaking in a House of Assignation" by Hishikawa Moronobu
Artist:Hishikawa Moronobu
Title:Merrymaking in a House of Assignation
Date:1681–1684
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Source:Worcester Art Museum
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This design of a banquet at a house of assignation is the highlight of the twelve-print set. The scene is shown with two of its enclosing wall removed, in accordance with a convention inaugurated by the artists of the Yamato-Tosa School. A woman entertains guests (including a monk) by dancing in front of a two-panel folding screen decorated with an inscription and the character doku (one person). She is accompanied by a male musician with a tsuzumi (shoulder drum) and samisen players, one male and one female. In the foreground, to the left, a maid arrives with yet another guest; on the right, two attendants walk off to replenish the sake.
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