Last Customer of the Evening in the Yoshiwara, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō), c. 1815
Kikukawa Eizanexpand_more
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperexpand_more
The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, the Louis W. Hill, Jr. Fund, gift of funds from the Asian Art Affinity Group, and the Japanese Art Miscellaneous Purchase Fundexpand_more 2014.65.2.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
A prostitute wearing a kosode decorated with a ho-o bird embraces a man resting his head on a cushioned lacquer pillow. She is trying to appease him, apparently her last customer of the evening who has been kept waiting. He complains: "You made me wait quite a while, haven't you' I'm not letting you go anywhere after this." She assures him of his importance: "I wouldn't exchange you for the moon or the flowers. Because of you, I don't hate even my most arduous duties. Please be sure to never abandon me."
Details
- Title
- Last Customer of the Evening in the Yoshiwara, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō)
- Artist Life
- 1787 - 1867
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2014.65.2.2
- Curator Approved
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