Nanchi in Autumn: After a Bath, no. 1 from the series Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters

Artists

Description

A woodblock print depicting a Japanese woman entertainer from the Osaka entertainment district of Nanchi. The female figure stands frontally, with her face slightly angled to the right and her gaze direct at the viewer. The figure wears a brown kimono decorated with white kanji characters. The kimono is pulled down over her right shoulder, exposing her right breast. The background is blank.

Dimensions

H. 39.2 cm × W. 26.2 cm (15 7/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

Provenance

[Andre Bardega, London & Brighton, UK (by c. early 1980s)], sold; to [The Japanese Print Shop, York, UK (c. early 1980s)], sold; to Trevor Ward, York, UK (c. 1980s -2021), sold; to [The Japanese Print Shop, York, UK (2021-2022)], sold; to [Scholten Japanese Art, New York (2022-2025)], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2025.