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Source Description
Exotic birds and tobacco—Western imports—feature in this composition. Peacocks and parrots were brought to Japan by Dutch traders in the 1700s. Many of the visitors to this teahouse, which specialized in displays of foreign birds, admire the unusual fowl while sipping tea and smoking long pipes. The birds have attracted curious courtesans, entertainers, samurai, merchants and their wives, and even a Buddhist monk.
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Document identity
localId
95355
label
The Shika Teahouse
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obj
dtoType
print
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1
Source metadata
id
95355
contentType
print
title
The Shika Teahouse
description
Exotic birds and tobacco—Western imports—feature in this composition. Peacocks and parrots were brought to Japan by Dutch traders in the 1700s. Many of the visitors to this teahouse, which specialized in displays of foreign birds, admire the unusual fowl while sipping tea and smoking long pipes. The birds have attracted curious courtesans, entertainers, samurai, merchants and their wives, and even a Buddhist monk.
date
early 1790s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79476667
creators
34752
genreSpecific
Print
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
39.1 x 25.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
cul
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1916.1113.c
Source extras
tec
One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
tombstone
The Shika Teahouse (しか茶屋), early 1790s. Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; 39.1 x 25.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1113.c
titleInOriginalLanguage
しか茶屋
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
Signature: Toyokuni ga
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eiju han, emblem)
Censorship Seal: kiwame
formerAccessionNumbers
1916.1113
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:06:47.671000
sourceId
95355
dept
Japanese Art
coll
Japanese Art
med
One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
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male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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