Number Five: The First Writing of the New Year by Hitofude of the Tamaya House, Yashima Gakutei, 1827

High-ranking courtesan (oiran) with her maid (kamuro) and courtesan apprentice (shinzo) walk along nakanochô, the main street of the yoshiwara pleasure district. With two poems. The last (fifth) page of a pentaptych. Label line: mentioned on object yashima gakutei (1786 - 1868), ca. 1827, color woodcut; embossing; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigments collection: prints; japan (collection). Object Type: print. Date: 1827. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 205 mm (8.07 in) blad Width: 185 mm (7.28 in). Medium: paper. Nummer vijf- Het eerste schrijven van het nieuwe jaar door Hitofude van huize Tamaya-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1958-409