Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu
Japanese, (?)-1694
A Parade of Courtesans
INV-1906
Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu
Japanese, (?)-1694c. 1690
A Parade of Courtesans
Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu Japanese, (?)-1694 →Japanese (culture or style)woodblock printprint
Date
c. 1690
Medium
Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, kakemono yoko-e
Dimensions
31 × 68 cm (12 1/4 × 26 13/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
A group of courtesans parade with servants carrying umbrellas. The print appears to depict a typical scene in the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters of Edo. However, a figure on the left is identified as one of the legendary Soga brothers, 12th-century heroes whose story of valor is retold in countless Kabuki plays. It is possible that this print may depict a scene from an unidentified Soga brothers drama.
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