• <i>Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara</i> (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych
<i>Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara</i> (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych
<i>Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara</i> (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych
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Kitagawa Tsukimaro (喜多川月麿) (artist )

Among the Geisha of the New Yoshiwara (新吉原芸者中) - one panel of a probable triptych

Print

1802
9.75 in x 14.5 in (Overall dimensions) Japanese color woodblock print
Signed: Kikumaro hitsu (喜久麿筆)
Publisher: Maruya Bun'emon (Marks 292 - seal 08-131)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - two panels
Google maps - Yoshiwara Shrine - one of the only signs of where this famous district was
The Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen (Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde, Leiden) - via Ritsumeikan University Good to great color.

The text reads:

新吉原仲町　竹村伊勢」「新吉原芸者中　のし　熊吉　井ふで　籠　こん　ふく　廿　やを　しゆん　荷　は［］　同連［］　のし　井籠廿［］　進上　田子七平　萩江藤四郎　はまのや　一九様
beautiful woman picture (bijin-ga - 美人画) (genre)
Maruya Bun'emon (丸屋文右衛門) (publisher)