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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 this print). The print shows geisha Yama, climbing the stairs and talking to geisha Kogiku, of the house Moto Osaka-cho, who is trying tissues inside the Manjaku (?) house, in Yoshi-machi. |
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Id |
EMC014 |
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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 Manjaku (?) in Yoshi-machi |
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Signature |
Toyohara Kunichika |
Seal |
Toshidama |
Publisher |
Takekawa
Seikichi |
Date |
1878 |
Format |
Oban Tate-e |
Dimensions |
25,6 x 36,8 cm |
Impression |
Good |
Colors |
Very good |
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Preservation |
Very good |
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Condition |
Trimmed margins. |