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Shimabara entertainment quarter
Shimabara entertainment quarter

Shimabara entertainment quarter

Place of OriginJapan
DateLate 17th to 18th century
PeriodEdo period (1615-1868)
CultureJapanese
MaterialsInk, colors, gold and silver on paper
DimensionsH. 44 1/4 in x W. 105 3/8 in, H. 112.4 cm x W. 267.7 cm (image); H. 48 3/4 in x W. 110 3/4 in, H. 123.8 cm x W. 281.3 cm (overall)
Credit LineGift from The Collection of George Gund III
Object number2016.67
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on view
Provenance Statement
Leighton R. Longhi, New York NY, until 1992; sold to George Gund III, April 23, 1992; donated to AAM by Estate of George Gund III in 2016.
Lotus, part of a triptych
School of Sakai Hoitsu
approx. 1770-1828
Deer, part of a triptych
School of Sakai Hoitsu
approx. 1770-1828
Maples leaves, part of a triptych
School of Sakai Hoitsu
approx. 1770-1828
Shimabara
Sekino Jun'ichiro
1980
Northern Quarter
Kitagawa Utamaro
approx. 1800
Fireflies at night
Suzuki Shōnen
1849-1918
Street scene in the pleasure quarter
Okumura Masanobu
approx. 1705-1715