Right sheet of
Distant View of Hatchō Embankment From Inamoto-rō In Sumi-chō, New Yoshiwara
(Shin Yoshiwara Sumichō Inamotorō jōyori hatchōdzutsumi ichiran no zu)
「新吉原 角町 稲本 楼上より 八丁堤 一覧の図」
Shōsai Ikkei
Publisher: Tsutaya Kichizō
1870s(original design 1872)
Signature
國吉筆
Publisher Seal
Reference: Marks 03-004
Censor Seal
壬申八
Water Monkey 8
Commentary
This impression of a sheet from an 1872 Kunisada II collaboration with Shōsai Ikkei bears the curious signature "Kuniyoshi hitsu" 國吉筆, rather than "Shōsai hitsu" 曻齋筆 as on the (presumed) original. The title has also been changed slightly.
Dimensions
Vertical ōban;
24.6 × 36.5 cm
(9.7 × 14.4 in)
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(Edomachi ichichōme Kinpei Daikokurō jōyori hatchōdzutsumi ichiran no zu)
