A noted shamisen teacher playing to assembled pupils, some of whom follow with scores, while others relax on the floor. Colour woodcut triptych by Yoshitora, 1866.

  • Utagawa, Yoshitora, active 1850-1870.
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Month 8, 1866
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567447i
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A noted shamisen teacher playing to assembled pupils, some of whom follow with scores, while others relax on the floor. Colour woodcut triptych by Yoshitora, 1866. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A maid pours a cup of tea for the woman teacher (far right). Boxes and bowls of food are brought in (far left). Left, men trying to keep warm are seated around a box of sand containing glowing pieces of charcoal

Shamisen: three-stringed plucked instrument

Publication/Creation

[Edo [Tokyo]?] : [publisher not identified], Month 8, 1866.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours, triptych ; sheets 37 x 25 cm each (3 sheets)

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Lettering in Japanese includes the comments of the individuals depicted in the image. Bears set title: Ukiyo lessons: a successful shamisen teacher Bears publisher's mark, block cutter's mark and censor's seal

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Wellcome Collection 567447i

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