Shamisens Collection

A Banquet in a Pleasure House on the Bank of the Okawa (Okawa bata giro jo no yusen), c. 1792

Pleasures of the Seasons, c. 1700. Creator: Hishikawa Morohira
Pleasures of the Seasons, c. 1700. People enjoying a day out among blossoming cherry trees

A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters... late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
A Parody of Yuranosuke in the Pleasure Quarters (Mitate Yuranosuke yukyo), late 18th-early 19th century

Drums and Shamisen, Japan, n. d. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Drums and Shamisen, Japan, n.d

Chinese Beauties at a Banquet, Japan, 1788 / 90. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
Chinese Beauties at a Banquet, Japan, 1788/90

An Impossible Feat by Imaginary Men, no. 8 from a series of 12 prints, c. 1708

Hotei Reading a Book, no. 11 from a series of 12 prints, c. 1708

The Soga Festival, c. 1768. Creator: Torii Kiyomitsu
The Soga Festival, c. 1768

The Eighth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"
The Eighth Month, from the series " Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)", c. 1784

The Fourth Month, from the series "Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)"
The Fourth Month, from the series " Twelve Months in the South (Minami juni ko)", c. 1784

Act 7 (Shichidanme), from the series "The Revenge of the Loyal Retainers (Chushingura)", c. 1834/39. Kuranosuke attends a banquet at Ichiriki-ya, a teahouse served by courtesans

An American Mercantile Building in Yokohama (Yokohama ijin shokan no zu), 1861

Koto (Kin), from an untitled series of the four accomplishments, c. 1772 / 75
Koto (Kin), from an untitled series of the four accomplishments, c. 1772/75

Woman playing shamisen, from an untitled series of women at leisure, c. 1795 / 1800
Woman playing shamisen, from an untitled series of women at leisure, c. 1795/1800

The Four Seasons in the South (Minami Shiki): Summer Scene, n. d
The Four Seasons in the South (Minami Shiki): Summer Scene, n.d

Evening party at Shinagawa, c. 1790. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Evening party at Shinagawa, c. 1790

Interior View, ca. 1788. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
Interior View, ca. 1788

A Merry Evening Party, ca. 1805. Creator: Kitagawa Utamaro
A Merry Evening Party, ca. 1805

A Young Woman with a Tray of Sweetmeats, 1780-1795. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
A Young Woman with a Tray of Sweetmeats, 1780-1795

A Picnic Party at Hagidera, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Katsukawa Shuncho
A Picnic Party at Hagidera, late 18th-early 19th century

Two Young Men and Several Women Dining at a Tea-house on the Bank of the Sumida River, ca. 1788

Two Tori-oi, or Itinerant Women Musicians of the Eta Class, late 18th-early 19th century

An amusement resort at the seashore, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Hokusai
An amusement resort at the seashore, late 18th-early 19th century

Moonlight Revelry at Dozo Sagami, Edo period, late 18th- early 19th century

Women Playing Music, 19th century. Creator: Yanagawa Shigenobu
Women Playing Music, 19th century

A Party of Geisha in a Suzumi-bune, i. e. "cooling-off boat
A Party of Geisha in a Suzumi-bune, i.e. " cooling-off boat." (Second Scene of a Boating Party), ca. 1796

Two Geisha, ca. 1792. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Two Geisha, ca. 1792

Shamisen, Plectrum and a Book. Creator: Hosoda Eishi
Shamisen, Plectrum and a Book

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