Courtesan Mori Murasaki of the brothel Kimpei Daikoku in the New Yoshiwara (licensed quarters), slides open a screen and looks at her child attendant. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.

Selected images from this work

Half-length figures

Standing lamp to the left of the design

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1870.

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Third generation Ichiyōsai Toyokuni-hitsu Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title

Secret pictures of the twelve hours: hour of the tiger 3-5am

A striking design in the late Kunisada style, exploiting western pigments (especially the purple)

Wellcome Collection 36886i

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