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Morokoshi of the Echizenya (Adachi)

Size: 39.0cm by 27.0cm (15.35 in by 10.63 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Chobunsai Eishi

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 9,000$ 72.00£ 52.75€ 62.00 [Item has been sold]

Description: This is one print from a series depicting famous courtesans of Yoshiwara as flowers. The courtesan depicted in this is Morokoshi of Echizenya at Yoshiwara, and she is associated with the lily shown on the left.

Morokoshi is shown with her chin resting on her hand in front of a tanzaku, deep in thought about what poem to compose. Her black gauze room wear suggests a relaxed setting. The technique called "gomasuri," which creates a grainy texture, makes the red undergarment faintly visible through and creating the coarse texture of the fabric.

This version is a reproduction by Adachi Company and published by Goto Ukiyo-e Hozonkai.

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