Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Courtesan Handayu of Naka-Ogiya

Size: 31.0cm by 15.0cm (12.20 in by 5.91 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Ippitsusai Buncho

Era: Mid Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 6,000$ 50.00£ 43.50€ 50.50 [Item has been sold]

Description: An unusual depiction of one of the leading courtesans of the day - it's rare to find the 'person' being treated so slightly ... she almost disappears in the scene, surrounded by the other items in the scene ...

It was produced by the Adachi Company in 1971, as part of the set 'Selected Masterpieces of Ukiyo-e Prints'.

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