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YOSHITOSHI, Tsukioka (1839 - 1892)		THIRTY-TWO ASPECTS OF CUSTOMS AND MANNERS Looking as if she wants to change: The appearance of a proprietress of the Kaei era (1848 - 54)
		Signed:                        Yoshitoshi ga Artist's seal:               Taiso Publisher:                   Tsunashima Kamekichi Dated:                         1888 Size:                             c. 35 x 23.5 cms / c. 13 3/4" x 9 1/4" Condition: EXCELLENT impression and color, very slightly trimmed , else fine condition. FIRST STATE impression with tri-color cartouche. Ref. no.:  # 692342 Price:       € 2,400.00

"The lady depicted is a kamisan, the proprietess of an inn or restaurant. She has the blackened teeth and shaved eyebrows of a married woman, her hair is arranged in a matronly marumage (round chignon). She is in a shop or garden buying a fukujuso (the 'adonis' or 'pheasant-eye') for the New Year and is finding the choice difficult." (John Stevenson) Reference: John Stevenson, Yoshitoshi's Women - The Woodblock Print Series "Fuzoku sanjuniso", Boulder, 1986; no. 18.

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