Woodblock Print from 'Thirty Six Tokyo Restaurants' series The Daishichi restaurant in Imaido
[Japan] From the wonderful series by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), this woodblock print shows the geisha named Kogiku holding two carte de visite photos, one possibly being a portrait of Kogiku herself to give to a client.
Nihonbashi [Tokyo]. Yorozuya Magobei. 1871.
35.9 x 23.9cm.
In good condition. Some age wear, minor marks and creasing. Minor trimming. Unbacked with nice bleedthrough. u36101709d