Art Institute of Chicago
A Parade of Courtesans
Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu
- Date
- c. 1690
- Medium
- Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, kakemono yoko-e
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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