6:00 a.m.
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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (aka Yoshitoshi),
Japanese,
(1839–1892)
6:00 a.m., 1880
Ink on Paper
13 1/4 in. x 8 7/8 in. (336.55 mm x 225.43 mm)
6:00 a.m., 1880
Ink on Paper
13 1/4 in. x 8 7/8 in. (336.55 mm x 225.43 mm)
Object Type:
Print
Technique:
Wood-block Printing
Period:
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer
Accession Number:
93.3.29
Alternate Title:
Shinryu nijuyoji: Gozen rokuji
Full Title:
Twenty-four Hours of New Willows (Courtesans): 6:00 a.m.
Commentary
6 A.M. from "24 Hours at Shinbashi & Yanagibashi": This series of twenty-four images of courtesans shows typical movements at the various times of day. The licensed brothels in South-central Tokyo would close at dawn and here a prostitute prepares to leave her place of employment.
Marks
On mat, in pencil: Marer 338. Japanese text printed in the upper part of the image. Seal: Yoshitoshi. Signed: Oju Yoshitoshi ga. Carver: Hori Yata.
Medium
Colored ink woodblock on paper.
Object Description
Edo period Japanese color woodblock print of a courtesan, tying a scarf on her head. This series of 24 images of courtesans shows typical moments of the various times of day. The licensed brothels in South-Central Tokyo would close at dawn and here a prostitute prepares to leave her place of employment.
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