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Selected Geisha of the Yoshiwara (set of 3)

Size: 29.5cm by 19.5cm (11.61 in by 7.68 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Chobunsai Eishi

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 15,000$ 115.00£ 90.50€ 110.00

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Description: These prints date from the 1970s/80s, and were made by the Kajikawa workshop, which was hired to produce a folio containing 20 triptychs (60 prints all). They were made at a reduced size (29.5 x 19.5cm) from the original Edo-era prints, which were in the large o-ban format.

A triptych showing three full-body standing courtesans dressed in elegant traditional kimonos. The left sheet shows Itsutomi in green, with a shamisen at her feet. The middle sheet shows Ohane in blue, looking down at Ofuku who is repairing a drum. The right sheet shows Itsuhana in purple, holding a fan. A black shamisen case is in the background as the only ornament indicating some deep in the composition. This triptych surely shows Eishi’s talent in depicting elegant and slender women adopting delicate and graceful manners in all their gestures.

Please note that the prints are lightly glued to a mat paper with three windows, and will be shipped folded.


There are a few foxing spots on the middle sheet. Also, there are a few small chiri (mulberry bark scraps) on each print.

The left sheet, 'Itsutomi'.

There are a few traces of glue removal at the top:

The middle sheet, 'Ohane and Ofuku'.

There is a slight foxing spot in the lower right area.

The right sheet, 'Itsuhana'.

There are a few slight foxing spots in the lower right area:

The backside of the mat paper has slight foxing.

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