Wealthy townswomen, Tokyo, 18th century. Three young chonin women gather at the house of an older woman for a meeting. A maid brings tea to a young nursing mother. Handcoloured ukiyo-e woodblock print by Toyokuni Utagawa from Shikitei Sanba’s Ehon Imayo Sugata (Picture Book of the Modern Forms and Figures, Tokyo, 1916. Reprint of the original from 1802.

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Size: 6652px × 4468px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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