Morning party at the temporary lodgings of the pleasure quarters
Date
1800
Publisher
Moriya Jihei
Format
Oban (10" X 151/4")
Comment
Center sheet of a triptych
In the Passionate Age of Utamaro, Asano and Clark explain that this design can be dated precisely because the Shin Yoshiwara had been destroyed by a fire early in 1800 and was located in temporary quarters along the Sumida River in the Yama no Shuku District.
