An Entertainment at Shinagawa
ca. 1788
Medium
Right-hand sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10 1/8 x 7 7/16 in. (25.7 x 18.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
JP234
Tags
Art Historical Context
**An Entertainment at Shinagawa is the right-hand sheet of a triptych woodblock print by Sakuragawa Bunkyo, created around 1788 during Japan's Edo period (16151868). This ink and color on paper work, measuring 10 1/8 x 7 7/16 inches, captures a lively scene from the bustling entertainment district of Shinagawa, key post station on the Tōkaidō road leading to Edo (modern Tokyo). Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1918, it now graces the Asian Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As part of the ukiyo-e tradition—"pictures of the floating world"—Bunkyo's print reflects the era's fa...