Hour of the Monkey: 15:00 - 17:00

One design from Utamaro's famous series 'Twelve Hours in the Yoshiwara' - actually 24 hours, as the day is here broken into 12 2-hour groups.

This one represents the Hour of the Monkey, which equates roughly to what we would call 4:00 pm. A courtesan and her apprentice make their way to an appointment. The courtesan's child attendant can just be seen walking beside her.

Unlike most of the other prints in this series, there are no tiny flakes of gold leaf scattered in the background. This version is from the Adachi Company, probably from the 70s to early 80s.