Foreigners Enjoying Themselves

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Foreigners Enjoying Themselves

1861

Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, 1836–1887) Published by Yamadaya Shōjirō Engraved by Yokokawa Takejirō

This festive scene takes place in the famous "Fan Room" of the Gankirö teahouse in Yokohama. The two modestly dressed Western women shown at right are imaginary inclusions by the artist; such women never visited brothels.

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Object Details

Titles:

Foreigners Enjoying Themselves

Date:

1861

Artists:

Utagawa Yoshitora (Japanese, 1836–1887) Published by Yamadaya Shōjirō Engraved by Yokokawa Takejirō

Medium:

Color woodcut triptych

Dimensions:

Ōban tate-e triptych: 14 x 29 1/4 inches (35.6 x 74.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund and with funds contributed by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, Dr. Emanuel Wolff, the Derald and Janet Ruttenberg Foundation, Mrs. Edward G. Budd, Jr., and David P. Willis, 1968

Accession Number:

1968-165-103a--c

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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