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YOSHITOSHI, Tsukioka (1839 - 1892)		THIRTY-TWO ASPECTS OF CUSTOMS AND MANNERS Looking as if she is enjoying herself: The appearance of a teacher during the Kaei era (1848 - 1854)
		Signed:                        Yoshitoshi ga Artist's seal:               Taiso Publisher:                   Tsunashima Kamekichi Dated:                         1888 Size:                             c. 35.9 x 24 cms / c. 14 1/8" x 9 1/2" Condition: VERY FINE impression of the FIRST EDITION with tri-color cartouche. FINE color and condition. Lacquer highlights. FULL SIZE with margins. Ref. no.:  # 753187 Price:       € 3,400.00

Shows a samisen teacher, the majority of whose pupils would have been geisha. The set depicts women of different backgrounds and occupations from the Kansei through to the Meiji era with punning allusions to their situation or mood. Reference: John Stevenson, Yoshitoshi's Women - The Woodblock Print Series "Fuzoku sanjuniso", Boulder, 1986; no. 20.

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