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YOSHITOSHI, Tsukioka (1839 - 1892)		THIRTY-TWO ASPECTS OF CUSTOMS AND MANNERS Looking as if she wants a drink: The appearance of a town geisha, a so-called wine-server, in the Ansei era (1854 - 60)
		Signed:                        Yoshitoshi ga Artist's seal:               Taiso Publisher:                   Tsunashima Kamekichi Dated:                         1888 Size:                             c. 36.5 x 25.5 cms / c. 14 3/8" x 10" Condition: Fine impression, color and condition. A FINE FIRST STATE impression with tri-color cartouche. ref. no.:  # 692343 Price:       € 3,400.00

"The woman depicted is a town geisha (machigeisha), implying low class. The other word used in the (Japanese) title to describe her is more explicit: shakunin ('sake-server'), which can best be translated as 'bar girl'. Here is a geisha whose major function is simply to pour wine, not to dance or sing or be witty." (John Stevenson) Reference: John Stevenson, Yoshitoshi's Women - The Woodblock Print Series "Fuzoku sanjuniso", Boulder, 1986; no. 22.

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