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Title
Edo, snow at Yoshiwara, Urazato
Alternative Title
Snow, moon, flowers; Setsu gekka: Edo, Yoshiwara yuki, Urazato
Creator
Chikanobu, Yoshu
Date Created and/or Issued
1884-12-10
Publication Information
Kobayashi Tetsujiro
Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, Scripps College
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints
Rights Information
The contents of this item, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. The contents of this item may not be reproduced in any form without the express permission of Scripps College. Any form of image reproduction, transmission, display, or storage in any retrieval system is prohibited without the written consent of Scripps College and other copyright holders. Scripps College retains all rights, including copyright, in data, images, documentation, text and other information contained in these files. For permissions, please contact: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery Attn: Rights and Reproductions, 1030 Columbia Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711
Description
The Yoshiwara courtesan Urazato had a child by Tokijiro, but the Yamana-ya brothel owner forbid Urazato from seeing her lover, according to the kabuki play Akegarasu Hana no Nureginu. On a snowy evening, Urazato goes into the garden to meet Tokijiro but is discovered and beaten by her employer. Later Tokijiro is able to rescue both Urazato and his child Midori.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cyw/id/223
Language
Japanese
Subject
Women
Courtesans
Men (male humans)
Children (people by age group)
Snow (precipitation)
Swords
Trees
Hats
Sandals
Built complexes and districts
Ukiyo-e
Print
Time Period
Meiji (Japan, 1869-1912)
Source
Woodcuts; Ink on Paper; 13 13/16 x 9 5/16 in.; accession number 93.6.50
Relation
Chikanobu and Yoshitoshi Woodblock Prints https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cyw

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