A seated woman in a thick kimono with dishevelled hair. Colour woodcut by Yoshitsuya, 1860.

  • Yoshitsuya (Kōko Mankichi), 1822-1866.
Date:
1860
Reference:
36716i
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About this work

Description

Various types tell tehir tales, which are inscribed on the ground behind

Publication/Creation

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1860.

Physical description

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Lettering

Ichieisai Yoshitsuya-ga From a bound album of twenty-six Japanese prints, incorporating feminine beauty, landscapes and actors, ca. 1860

Notes

Truth and falsehood of contemporary tales

Reference

Wellcome Collection 36716i

Creator/production credits

The figure is by Yoshitsuya: the inset is by his pupil Tsuyanaga (?)

Type/Technique

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