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Bushū Yokohama hakkei no uchi: Miyozaki no aki no tsuki Title: Eight Views of Yokohama in Bushū (Modern Musashi Province): Autumn Moon at Miyozaki Artist: Yoshitora (fl. ca. 1850-80) 1861 Format: Woodblock print Medium: Ink and color on paper Dimensions: 36.3 x24.5 cm (14 5/16 x9 5/8 in.) Source: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution This print from Yoshitora's "Eight Views of Yokohama" series depicts Miyozaki, the entertainment district. Located a short distance from the main part of the town, Miyozaki comprised several establishments for providing entertainment and companionship for the residents of Yokohama. Gankirō, which this print probably depicts, catered to foreign clients. A courtesan wearing a kimono decorated with a motif of chess (shōgi) pieces joins a bearded foreigner who points through the open paper window toward the full moon. [Adapted from Ann Yonemura, Yokohama: Prints from Nineteenth-Century Japan] Visualizing Cultures image number: Y0122 Keywords: Miyozaki, Westerners, Gankirō, entertainment district, courtesans, Yokohama, racial intermingling of Japanese and foreigners |
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