The Isekan Restaurant in the Minami-nabe District (The Geisha Suzukiya Yakko and Okiku #8) from the Specialties of Restaurants in the Imperial City series

In a serene Japanese indoor setting, two women in traditional kimonos engage in conversation; one stands gracefully beside a screen decorated with delicate white flowers, while the other sits, with a picturesque landscape visible through an open window, capturing the essence of classical Japanese art.

In a serene Japanese indoor setting, two women in traditional kimonos engage in conversation; one stands gracefully beside a screen decorated with delicate white flowers, while the other sits, with a picturesque landscape visible through an open window, capturing the essence of classical Japanese art.

Name/Title

The Isekan Restaurant in the Minami-nabe District (The Geisha Suzukiya Yakko and Okiku #8) from the Specialties of Restaurants in the Imperial City series

Entry/Object ID

1975.2.55

Description

A woman by a window with another sitting with her back to the viewer from the “Present Day Beauties” series.

Type of Print

Woodcut

Category

Vault, Japanese, Interior Space, People
Ethnic, Building, Architecture

Made/Created

Artist

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Date made

circa 1850

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

14-1/8 in

Width

9-3/4 in

Exhibition

Striking Impressions – Center Art Gallery January 7 - February 22, 2014