Yoshiwara Collection

Ichikawa of the Matsubaya, 1790-1800. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Ichikawa of the Matsubaya, 1790-1800. The oiran, or high-ranking yujo 'woman of pleasure' Ichikawa, who worked in the Matsuba house in the Edomachi Itchome district of the Yoshiwara

Imamurasaki, a Prostitute of the Kimpei Daikoku House, 1887. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Imamurasaki, a Prostitute of the Kimpei Daikoku House, 1887. Series: Lives of Modern People

Cherry Blossom Time in Nakanocho of the Yoshiwara, between circa 1848 and circa 1849. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Cherry Blossom Time in Nakanocho of the Yoshiwara, between circa 1848 and circa 1849. From Famous Places of Edo

Imayo Dance Performed at the Kimpeiro House in the Yoshiwara District, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Imayo Dance Performed at the Kimpeiro House in the Yoshiwara District, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 617

Customer Entertained in the Yoshiwara, 1804. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Customer Entertained in the Yoshiwara, 1804. From Illustrated Book of Annual Celebrations in the Green Houses

Niwaka Performance (image 2 of 2), c1795. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Niwaka Performance (image 2 of 2), c1795

Niwaka Performance (image 1 of 2), c1795. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Niwaka Performance (image 1 of 2), c1795

Young Man Outside a Brothel in the Yoshiwara, 18th century. Creator: Isoda Koryusai
Young Man Outside a Brothel in the Yoshiwara, 18th century

Night View of Cherry Blossoms in Shinyoshiwara, Published in 1880. Creator: Inoue Yasuji
Night View of Cherry Blossoms in Shinyoshiwara, Published in 1880

Yoshiwara Licensed Quarter Niwaka Festival, c1825. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
Yoshiwara Licensed Quarter Niwaka Festival, c1825. Yoshiwara Licensed Quarter Niwaka Festival - Yoshiwara Niwaka

Shin Yoshiwara; Kyowa 2 (image 1 of 2), c1802. Creator: Hokusai
Shin Yoshiwara; Kyowa 2 (image 1 of 2), c1802. From Famous Views of the Eastern Capital

Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihonzutsumi), from the series "One... 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Nihon Embankment, Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihonzutsumi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Yoshiwara: View of Fuji on the Left from Nawate (Yoshiwara, hidari Fuji no Nawate)... c. 1837/42
Yoshiwara: View of Fuji on the Left from Nawate (Yoshiwara, hidari Fuji no Nawate), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)

Yosooi of the Matsubaya, from the series Selections from Six Houses in Yoshiwara... c. 1801/02
Yosooi of the Matsubaya, from the series Selections from Six Houses in Yoshiwara (Seiro rokkasen) (Matsubaya Yosooi), Japan, c. 1801/02

The Courtesan Yoso-oi of the Pine Needle House in the Yoshiwara and Her Attendant...About 1802
The Courtesan Yoso-oi of the Pine Needle House in the Yoshiwara and Her Attendant (Matsubaya Yoso-oi), Japan, About 1802

Spring Dawn in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara haru akebono no zu), from the series... c.1839/42
Spring Dawn in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara haru akebono no zu), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho no uchi)", c. 1839/42

Folding Fan Seller, Round Fan Seller, and Barley Pounder (Ogi-uri, uchiwa-uri, mugi-tsuki)... 1793
Folding Fan Seller, Round Fan Seller, and Barley Pounder (Ogi-uri, uchiwa-uri, mugi-tsuki), from the series "Female Geisha Section of the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival

Cherry Blossoms at Night on Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho... c. 1832/38. Creator: Ando Hiroshige)
Cherry Blossoms at Night on Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho yozakura), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)", c. 1832/38

The Gate of the New Yoshiwara, frontispiece from the third volume of "Mirror of Beautiful... 1776
The Gate of the New Yoshiwara, frontispiece from the third volume of "Mirror of Beautiful Women of the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bijin awase sugata kagami)", Japan, 1776

Autumn Moon at New Yoshiwara in Emonzaka (Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka shugetsu)... c. 1835/38. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Autumn Moon at New Yoshiwara in Emonzaka (Shin Yoshiwara Emonzaka shugetsu), from the series "Famous Views of the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)", c. 1835/38

Akashi of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachis of Yoshiwara (Seiro nana... c. 1794/95. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro)
Akashi of the Tamaya, from the series Seven Komachis of Yoshiwara (Seiro nana Komachi) (Tamaya uchi Akashi, Uraji, Shimano), Japan, c. 1794/95

Snow, Moon, and Flowers in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro setsugekka) : Hanamurasaki of... n.d. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Snow, Moon, and Flowers in the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro setsugekka) : Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya with Attendants Shirabe and Teriha, Japan, n.d

Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Sasano, Takeno (Matsubaya uchi, ... c. 1794/95)
Kisegawa of the Matsubaya, [whose attendants are] Sasano, Takeno (Matsubaya uchi Kisegawa, Sasano, Takeno), from the series "Seven Komachi of Yoshiwara" ("Seiro nana Komachi")

Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon... 1793
Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, (kamuro:) Shirabe, Teriha, Flowers from the series Snow, Moon and Flowers in Yoshiwara (Seiro setsugekka) (Tamaya uchi Hanamurasaki, Shirabe, Teriha), Japan, 1793

Spring Scene of Nakanocho in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara Nakanocho haru no... c. 1839/42)
Spring Scene of Nakanocho in the New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara Nakanocho haru no kei), from the series "Newly Selected Famous Places in Edo (Shinsen Edo meisho)", c. 1839/42

Omando: Ochie, Onokichi of the Matsuya, from the series Female Geisha Section of the Yoshi... 1783
Omando: Ochie, Onokichi of the Matsuya, from the series Female Geisha Section of the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival (Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu) (Omando, Matsuya uchi Ochie, Onokichi), Japan, 1783

Cherry Blossom Day on the Nakanocho of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho Sakura... c. 1840/58)
Cherry Blossom Day on the Nakanocho of the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho Sakura no monbi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)", c. 1840/58

Yoshiwara Licensed Quarters at Dawn (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series "One Hundred... 1857
Yoshiwara Licensed Quarters at Dawn (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Nihon Embankment near the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihon-zutsumi), from the series... c. 1835/38. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Nihon Embankment near the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nihon-zutsumi), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Koto meisho)", c. 1835/38

Yoshiwara Licensed Quarters at Dawn (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series "One Hundred... 1857
Yoshiwara Licensed Quarters at Dawn (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

The New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern...c. 1839/42
The New Yoshiwara (Shin Yoshiwara), from the series "Famous Places in the Eastern Capital (Toto meisho)", c. 1839/42

Yoshiwara Licensed Quarters at Dawn (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series "One Hundred... 1857
Yoshiwara Licensed Quarters at Dawn (Kakuchu shinonome), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)", 1857

Yoshiwara, section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations...", 1852
Yoshiwara, section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)", 1852

Poem by Fujiwara no Teika, from the series "Yoshiwara Courtesans in the Three... c. 1750
Poem by Fujiwara no Teika, from the series "Yoshiwara Courtesans in the Three Evenings (Yoshiwara keisei sanseki)", c. 1750

Cherry Blossom Season at Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho sakura... c. 1839/42. Creator: Ando Hiroshige)
Cherry Blossom Season at Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara Nakanocho sakura toki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)", c. 1839/42

The Story of Shiraito, a Courtesan of the Hashimoto House, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Story of Shiraito, a Courtesan of the Hashimoto House, 1886. Series: A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

Sano Jirozaemon Murdering a Courtesan, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Sano Jirozaemon Murdering a Courtesan, 1886. Series: A New Selection of Eastern Color Pictures

Street Scene in the Yoshiwara. Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Street Scene in the Yoshiwara

Street Scene in Yoshiwara, late 17th century. Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
Street Scene in Yoshiwara, late 17th century

The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)... 1681-84
The Entrance to Ageya-machi, from the series Scenes in the Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei), 1681-84

Young Lady with Parasol in the Yoshiwara District. Creator: Ishikawa Toyonobu
Young Lady with Parasol in the Yoshiwara District

The Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato from the Yotsumeya, from the album "Comparing New Beau... 1784
The Courtesans Utagawa and Nanasato from the Yotsumeya, from the album "Comparing New Beauties of the Yoshiwara - A Mirror of Their Own Writings (Keisei shin bijin awase jikihitsu kagami)"

The Courtesan Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya, from the album "Comparing New Beauties of the Yo... 1784
The Courtesan Hitomoto of the Daimonjiya, from the album "Comparing New Beauties of the Yoshiwara - A Mirror of Their Own Writings (Keisei shin bijin awase jikihitsu kagami)", Japan, 1784

Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo of the Otsuya (Otsuya uchi Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo), f... 1783
Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo of the Otsuya (Otsuya uchi Hidematsu, Yasokichi, Izukiyo), from the series " Female Geisha Section of the Yoshiwara Niwaka Festival (Seiro niwaka onna geisha no bu)

A Parade of Courtesans, c. 1690. Creator: Hishikawa Moronobu
A Parade of Courtesans, c. 1690. This print may depict a scene from a Soga brothers drama. Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu

Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara, n. d. Creator: Okumura Masanobu
Nakanocho in the Yoshiwara, n.d

A House of Courtesans, from the series "The Appearance of Yoshiwara", c
A House of Courtesans, from the series " The Appearance of Yoshiwara (Yoshiwara no tei)", c. 1681/84

Three Beauties of Yoshiwara (Seiro san bijin), Japan, 1793. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Three Beauties of Yoshiwara (Seiro san bijin), Japan, 1793

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