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Yoshiwara Courtesans (set of 2)

Size: 39.0cm by 51.0cm (15.35 in by 20.08 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [XL] ?

Designer: Kitao Masanobu

Era: Pre-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 16,000$ 125.00£ 97.00€ 115.00 [Item has been sold]

Description: From the series, Yoshiwara Courtesans: A New Mirror Comparing the Calligraphy of Beauties (Yoshiwara keisei: Shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami).

The original artwork, depicting scenes of the pleasure quarters, is considered a representative work of ukiyo-e artist Kitao Masanobu, published in 1784.

This print is a pre-war reproduction, double the standard o-bansize, folded in half.

The courtesans (tayu) Azumaya and Kokonoe of Matsuganeya with samisen, apprentice (shinzo), young attendant (kamuro), boy, nakai. Poem. Opening 3 of the book 'Yoshiwara keisei shin bijin awase jihitsu kagami'.

This print is slightly toned and has a few slits.

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