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The Shika Teahouse

The Shika Teahouse

early 1790s
(Japanese, 1769–1825)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
One of a triptych of color woodblock prints
39.1 x 25.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1113.a
Location: not on view

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.
  • ?–1916
    Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Transformations in Japanese Printmaking. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 30, 1984).
  • {{cite web|title=The Shika Teahouse|url=false|author=Utagawa Toyokuni|year=early 1790s|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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