Street scene in the Yoshiwara

Street scene in the Yoshiwara

Hishikawa Moronobu 菱川師宣

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The customers, one with his face hidden beneath a straw hat, view the women who are exhibited in barred rooms (harimise}; the man sitting inside is an assistant (gyū) who helps select a woman.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.