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Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭

View of the Yoshiwara

Maker

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (1786-1868, worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)

Title

View of the Yoshiwara
The Gate of the Yoshiwara

Period

Edo Period

Year

1822, 3rd month

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.3 x 18.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 夜桜に 江戸町を出て 京町へ ゆくや驛（駅）路の 駒下駄の音　
北窓梅好

北国の 名に負ふ雪の 中の町 美人の脛に 月の夜さくら　
望月影成

Signature: 岳亭定岡筆 Gakutei Sadaoka hitsu (Brushed by Gakutei Sadaoka)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.31

Type

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts
Stories from Japanese Surimono Prints
May 23, 2026 – Oct 04, 2026
The Pleasure of Edo
Life in the Yoshiwara
Mar 24, 2000 – Jun 18, 2000
Women in Japanese Prints
Mar 05, 1993 – May 09, 1993
Private Images in Print
Surimono
Jul 31, 1992 – Sep 27, 1992

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭 (1786-1868, worked in Edo and Osaka, Japan)
View of the Yoshiwara; The Gate of the Yoshiwara, 1822, 3rd month
polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)
Shikishiban: 21.3 x 18.9 cm (8 3/8 x 7 7/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.31

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