1099 Edo period (1615-1868), 18th and 19th century
One painting and seven yokohon bookplates probably from one of the Yoshiwara saiken (guide-books to the Yoshiwara pleasure quarter), all mounted as one within a wood frame: the painting, ink and colours on silk, depicting the bustling street of Yoshiwara Nakanocho in the rain, crowded with courtesans, male customers, and male workers holding umbrellas, some courtesans physically enticing the men
€ 720 - 960