Close
Cart (0)
Login
Register
0
Selected
Invert selection
Deselect all
Deselect all
Click here to refresh results
Click here to refresh results
Go to Login page
Hide details
Conceptually similar
ART211408
ART211410
ART307130
ART365978
ART366039
ART354751
ART375550
ART180985
ART211426
ART211443
ART211409
ART375546
ART319142
ART306557
ART332010
ART318076
ART318656
ART366213
ART524087
ART307141
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
Add to lightbox
Add to cart
Tags
17th century CE
Edo period, Japanese (1615-1867)
Homosexuality
Indoor
Interior, Architectural
Interior, Depiction of
Prostitute
Relaxation
Tea House
Theater
Visiting