Three Nights at Yoshiwara
Original Language Title吉原傾城三夕
Artist
Okumura Masanobu
(Japanese, 1686 - 1764)
CultureJapanese
Dateca. 1750
MediumWoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsOverall: 12 7/8 × 5 3/4 inches (32.7 × 14.61 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number32-143/30
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionThis is a woodblock print in light green and yellow, depicting a courtesan writing something on a sheet of paper.Exhibition HistoryLasting Impressions: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Prints, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, April 5, 2025–July 6, 2025, no cat.
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