Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
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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Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō
Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing
Cherry Blossoms in the Wind
Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō
Courtesans Promenading on the Nakanochō
Courtesans of the Ōgiya on a Spring Outing
Memorial Portrait of Sawamura Sojuro III as Satsuma Gengobei
Iwai Kiyotaro (Edoya) as Okaru (from the series Pictures of 
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — The Matsukaze Chapte
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — A Thousand Autumns, Ten Thous
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Women in a Pleasure 
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815) — Woman Dropping a Lant
Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) — Women with Salt Pails; 
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Musashi Provinc
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — The Matsukaze Chapte
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Women Hanging La
Katsukawa Shunchō (Japanese) — Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — The Matsukaze Chapte
Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806) — Omi Province fro