| | Stockno.: | 21-065 | Artist: | Yanagawa Shigenobu (柳川 重信, 1787–1832) | Description: | Hinajidayū (High ranking courtesan) of the Higashi-ōgiya in the costume of the legendary archer Tawara Tōda, who slayed a giant centipede to save the Dragon King's Palace. From the series Costume Parade of the Shinmachi Quarter in Osaka (Ôsaka Shinmachi nerimono).
A rare Osaka series.
Published in 1822. | Signed: | Tōto Yanagawa Shigenobu (Tōto refers to Edo, so can be read as Yanagawa Shigenobu from Edo), with artist seal Yanagawa | Size: | Ōban | Condition: | Good impression, colour and condition. Slight creases, minimal soiling. | Price: | Euro 780 SOLD | Reference: | | | | |
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