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Despite its title, this series compares famous women with famous restaurants. The title is also a play of words typically Japanese, as it can mean both modern restaurants or lower floor of restaurants (a play of words reinforced in the presence of several prints showing stairs leading to upper floors, as in another print of the series shown here). This print shows geisha Kocho (a name meaning butterfly), from house Yamashiroya in Sukiya-cho, as she arrives at the house Tori-Yaso, in Shitaya-Hirokoji. |
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Id |
EMC003 |
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Artist |
Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900) |
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Series |
Kaika sanjuroku-kaiseki - 36 Modern Restaurants |
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Title |
The house Tori-Yaso in Shitaya-Hirokoji and the Geisha Kocho from the house Yamashiroya in Sukiya-cho |
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Signature |
Toyohara Kunichika |
Seal |
Toshidama |
Publisher |
Takekawa
Seikichi |
Date |
1878 |
Format |
Oban Tate-e |
Dimensions |
24,0 x 36,3 cm |
Impression |
Good |
Colors |
Very good |
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Preservation |
Good |
Condition |
Trimmed margins |