![Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 1, Nanchi in Autumn, After a Bath (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-ichi Aki [Nanchi], Yuagari) by Kitano Tsunetomi — Japanese Woodblock print](https://data.ukiyo-e.org/scholten/images/77c8c0768e8e56503ceb1911d1b8027c.jpg)
Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 1, Nanchi in Autumn, After a Bath (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-ichi Aki [Nanchi], Yuagari)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
$2,000–$15,000. Common prints: $2,000–$4,000. Key value factors: Kitano's sensuous Osaka-style bijin-ga have strong collector demand. His paintings command significantly higher prices.
The first print in Tsunetomi's "Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters" (Kuruwa no Shunju) series depicts the Nanchi district in autumn, showing a woman after a bath. The Japanese title "Yuagari" (after bathing) places the figure in a state of heightened physical awareness: flushed skin, damp hair, the relaxed posture that follows immersion in hot water. Autumn's cooling temperatures make the post-bath warmth more palpable, creating a contrast between the woman's heated body and the crisp air of the season. The Nanchi district was one of Osaka's licensed pleasure quarters, and Tsunetomi's series documents the daily rhythms of life within these enclosed worlds. The yuagari moment is simultaneously intimate and idealized, a private state that bijin-ga artists elevated to an aesthetic subject.
1940
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
September 1931
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 1, Nanchi in Autumn, After a Bath (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-ichi Aki [Nanchi], Yuagari) was created by Kitano Tsunetomi (北野恒富).
Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 1, Nanchi in Autumn, After a Bath (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-ichi Aki [Nanchi], Yuagari) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo.
Seasons of the Pleasure Quarters: no. 1, Nanchi in Autumn, After a Bath (Kuruwa no shunju: Dai-ichi Aki [Nanchi], Yuagari) depicts seascapes and autumn foliage.
