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Edo geisha play-fights with Osaka geisha

Iseya Kanekichi of Akasaka (Publisher)
Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769-1825) (Artist)
1852 (late Edo)
Mulberry paper, pigments

The Edo geisha Okaji on the right is play-fighting Otoku the Osaka geisha on the left, both in checked robes, man present putting a rosary on his ear

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[Transcription] Edo geisha yashichi [ ] Okaji; [Translation] Edo geisha Okaji; [Transcription] Naniwa geisha issun no Otoku; [Translation] Osaka geisha Otoku; [Transcription] [ ][ ] sen no [ ] [ ] Katsu; [Translation] [untranslated]; [Signature] Toyokuni ga

Provenance
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Justine Lewis Keidel

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Edo (Place of Origin)

Credit Line

Gift of Justine Lewis Keidel, 1986

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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95.189A

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