Courtesans Ariwara of the Kadoebirō and Azumaji of the Daimonjirō
Colophon
画工兼出板人 麹町區三番町七番地 新居清三郎
Gakō ken shuppanjin, Kōjimachi-ku Sanbanchō 7-banchi, Arai Seizaburō
Labeled Figures/Features
| 「角海老樓 在原」 | Kadoebirō / Ariwara |
| 「大文字樓 東路」 | Daimonjirō / Azumaji |
Other Text
北國時針
午前四時
黄鳥の初音…
華里時針
午前五時
雁が還礼ば燕が通ふ…
Commentary
Uncut sheet with two designs from an untitled series of the hours in the Yoshiwara; these scenes are for the fourth and fifth hours of the morning.
With accompanying text by Ryūtei Tanehiko, presumably Ryūtei Tanehiko III (aka Takabatake Ransen 高畠藍泉), 1838-1885
Backed with AW 105
Dimensions
Vertical ōban;
24.7 × 36 cm
(9.7 × 14.2 in)
Other Impressions