Antique Print-GEISHA-GUESTS-KAPPORE-YOSHIWARA-TOKIO-JAPAN-Kinko-sha-Becker-1899

Colour lithograph on thin wove paper. on paper.

Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 25.5 x 19.2 cm. The image size is ca. 21.8 x 16 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 10 x 7.6 inch. The image size is ca. 8.6 x 6.3 inch.

Antique print, titled: ‘Geisha dancing the Kappore.’ – Plate: Geisha dancing the Kappore. From: “The Nightless City, or the History of the Yoshiwara Yukwaku, by Joseph Ernest de Becker, an English student of Sociology”. Published in Yokohama: Z.P. Maruya, 1899. This is an illustrated account of Yoshiwara, Edo’s licensed quarters. the city within a city which housed old Tokyo’s prostitutes from 1617 to 1957.Artists and Engravers: Made by ‘Kinko-Sha’ after an anonymous artist.

Condition: Very good, given age. Original fold, as issued. A few small stains in margin, not affecting image. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-GEISHA-GUESTS-KAPPORE-YOSHIWARA-TOKIO-JAPAN-KINKO-SHA-BECKER

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