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Hiroshige’s Views of Tokyo

A catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of prints of Edo by Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) by Oliver Impey (published Oxford, 1993).

Hiroshige’s Views of Tokyo by Oliver Impey

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Dawn Inside the Yoshiwara

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Yoshiwara

  • Yoshiwara

    The Yoshiwara was the licensed pleasure district in Edo (Tokyo), where courtesans resided.

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    • currently in research collection

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Publications online

  • Hiroshige’s Views of Tokyo by Oliver Impey

    Hiroshige’s Views of Tokyo

    A side-street of the pleasure quarter of Edo at dawn, with customers and a taiyu (fourth from the left), a high-class courtesan, going home after a night of revelry. The customer in the foreground has his face concealed by the customary discreet garment.
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