Japanese Print "triptych print" by Utagawa Toyokuni I
Artist:Utagawa Toyokuni I
Title:triptych print
Date:1808 (circa)
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Source:British Museum
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Colour woodblock print, oban triptych. A view of the Mieido fan shop, with five women involved in production and a seated male customer inspecting painted fans in the centre. Hanging above, across the centre and left sheets, is a large sign board bearing the name of the firm ‘Miedo’, while printed on the material border above all three sheets is the word ‘suehiroya’ (‘folding fan shop’).