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Hishikawa Moronobu (1625-1694)
Scenes in a theatre tea-house, a Japanese handscroll painting, Edo period, AD 1685. This painting is a fragment from a handscroll showing scenes from the interior of one of the theatre tea-houses (shibai-jaya). At the centre right a blind masseur is at work on the shoulders of a client attended by one young actor serving sake while another plays the shamisen. Another actor entertains a wealthy samurai client in a bedroom area, furnished with quilts and a large mosquito-net. H: 315mm, W: 1470mm.  reg. no: AC 1881,1210,0.1710 
Location British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier ART366038 
Type Image 
Purpose Public 
Size 2896px × 1343px 
Photo Credit © The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY 
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Tags
17th century CE
Edo period, Japanese (1615-1867)
Homosexuality
Indoor
Interior, Architectural
Interior, Depiction of
Prostitute
Relaxation
Tea House
Theater
Visiting