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Concubine (mekake) of a high-ranking man with tobacco pipe watching a dancing girl accompanied by musicians on shamisen and blind koto harpist (koze). The dance instructor drinks sake near a large grilled sea bream on a plate. 18th century. Handcoloured ukiyo-e woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa from Shikitei Sanbas Ehon Imayo Sugata (Picture Book of the Modern Forms and Figures, Tokyo, 1916. Reprint of the original from 1802.

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Concubine (mekake) of a high-ranking man with tobacco pipe watching a dancing girl accompanied by musicians on shamisen and blind koto harpist (koze). The dance instructor drinks sake near a large grilled sea bream on a plate. 18th century. Handcoloured ukiyo-e woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa from Shikitei Sanbas Ehon Imayo Sugata (Picture Book of the Modern Forms and Figures, Tokyo, 1916. Reprint of the original from 1802.

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6593 x 4409 px | 83.2 MB

Print size:

55.8 x 37.3 cm | 22.0 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

BLIND HARPIST • CANDLE • CARTOUCHE • CONCUBINE • COSTUME • DANCE INSTRUCTOR • DANCING GIRL • DISGUISE • DRINK • EHON IMAYO SUGATA • FASHION • HANDCOLOURED • HARPIST, BLIND • HIGH-RANKING MAN • JAPAN • JAPANESE CULTURE • JAPANESE • KOTO • KOZE • LIFESTYLE • MASQUERADE • MEKAKE • MODA • MUSICAL INSTR.: SHAMISEN • MUSICIAN • MUSICIANS • NAME • PARTY • PICTURE BOOK OF THE MODERN FORMS AND FIGURES • PIPE • PLATE • PRINT • SAKE • SCREEN • SEA BREAM • SHAMISEN • SHAMISEN, MUSICAL INSTR. • SHIKITEI SANBA • TABAC • TABACCO • TOBACCO • TOYOKUNI UTAGAWA • UKIYO-E • WAY OF LIFE • WOODBLOCK • WOODCUT • XYLOGRAPHY