Shinmachi in Spring: During a Lesson, no. 2 from the series Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters

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Description

A woodblock print depicting a Japanese woman entertainer from the Osaka entertainment district of Shinmachi. The female figure is seated on the floor and shown in profile, her gaze down. The figure wears a brown kimono decorated with kabuki actor designs and a black and red obi. The background is blank.

Dimensions

H. 39 cm × W. 26.2 cm (15 3/8 × 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.