Drowsy: The Appearance of a Harlot of the Meiji Era
Artist:
Taiso Yoshitoshi
(Japanese, 1839 - 1892)
Culture: Japanese
Period: Meiji Restoration
Date: 1888
General region:Asia
Place made:Japan
Medium: Ink and colors on paper; woodcut
Dimensions:
15 × 10 1/8 in. (38.1 × 25.7 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown
Object number: 2013.38.257.30
Exhibition History: 40 Years, 40 Stories: Treasures and New Discoveries from SAMA’s Collection, San Antonio Museum of Art, Oct.16, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022
Label Text
This print, one of the most famous from the series, is overtly erotic. A licensed prostitute lounges during the day. She rests her head on a lacquer and textile pillow, her mouth slightly open revealing her tongue. The startling red used for the woman's robe and mattress is made from synthetic aniline dyes introduced to Japan from Europe in the 1860s.
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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