Pleasure Quarters 1738 - 1806

Suga Mitsusada’s *Pleasure Quarters* (1738-1806) features a woman in a traditional Japanese robe playing a shamisen, a three-stringed musical instrument. The painting, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, is a striking example of *ukiyo-e*, a genre of Japanese woodblock printing that captured the beauty and fleeting nature of the Edo period. The artist's intricate details and evocative use of color convey the elegance and cultural significance of the scene, highlighting the role of music in Japanese society.