Minneapolis Institute of Art
Last Customer of the Evening in the Yoshiwara, from Selections from the Brocade Quarter (E-awase kingaishō)
Kikukawa Eizan
- Date
- c. 1815
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
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. Japan, Asia
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