“Gion Mikoshi Washing Nerimono” “Iroha Uta no Uta”, Utagawa Toyokuni I, circa 1795

Japanese print. Date: circa 1795. Dimensions: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm). Medium: ink and color on paper, polychrome woodblock print. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 『祇園神輿洗 ねり物姿』「いろは歌の売」-“The Geisha To’e as a Vendor of Poems,” from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata) MET DP137000