Momoi Wakasa no kami, Mikunikojoro, Tamaya Shinbei, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1852

Colour woodblock print, oban tate-e. Top: wakasa province: lady kaoyo watching moronoo ascend the steps of the hachiman shrine. Bottom: echizen province: the actor iwai kumesaburo iii as the courtesan mikunikojoro, with multiple hairpins in her hair, and ichikawa danjuro viii as tamaya shinbei. Date: circa 1852. Dimensions: Height: 36.30 centimetres Width: 25.50 centimetres. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Lady Kaoyo. Collection: British Museum. Momonoi Wakasa no kami, Mikunikojoro, Tamaya Shinbei 桃井若狭之守、三国小女郎、玉屋新兵衛 (BM 2008,3037.09614)

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Author: Print artist: Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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