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The Maid Nui and the Geisha Tomino of the Sumiyoshiya (Sumiyoshiya nakai Nui geiko Tomino), from an untitled series of Osaka geisha


「住吉屋内 中居ぬい 芸子とみの」
Eishôsai Chôki (Japanese, active about 1780–1810)
Publisher: Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
late 1790s (mid Kansei era)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 37.2 x 25.2 cm (14 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.4781
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné The series: Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 7 (1980), #378 (this design mentioned but not illustrated)
Signed Chôki ga
長喜画
Marks No censor's seal
ProvenanceOctober 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.