Colour woodblock print, ukiyo-e

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A print which forms part of a triptych by Kunisada 11. It is signed Kunisada and published by Daikoku-ya with a date seal of Cock 3 (1861).

This print shows a young courtesan reading a letter to another on a balcony overlooking a garden and another wing of the house.

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• Online ID: 000-190-001-274-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1887.745
• Date: 1861
  19th century
  
• Material: Book / sheet / roll / drawing / collection
  
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• What: Book / sheet / roll / drawing / collection
  
• Subject: Prints
  
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• Where: Japan
  
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• Description: Collection of one hundred and sixteen books, five hundred sheets, twenty nine rolls, and two drawings, printed in colours: Japan, 19th century
  
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