Yashima Gakutei 八島岳亭
View of the Yoshiwara, Edo Period
Maker
Title
View of the Yoshiwara
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Supports
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)
Place
Origin: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf
Object Number
56.039.31
View of the Yoshiwara
The Gate of the Yoshiwara
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)
Origin: Japan
Exhibition History
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