Three studies of nude women for Jacob and the Angel, Suzuki Harunobu, between 1768 and 1770

Colour woodblock pillar print, hashira-e. Prostitute on veranda in night attire; series title and poem of autumnal melancholy in long poem-slip above her head; poem card of kinuta river with portrait of classical poetess next to it. Inscribed and signed. Date: between 1768 and 1770. Dimensions: Height: 66.60 centimetres; Width: 11 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Fuzoku mu-tamagawa 風俗六玉川 (The Six Crystal Rivers Up-to-date) (BM 1907,0531,0.351 2)