Prostitute Reading a Poem-Card, c. 1735, Nishikawa Sukenobu, Japanese, 1671 - 1750, 36 5/8 x 14 3/16 in. (93 x 36 cm) (image)69 7/8 x 19 11/16 in. ( x 50 cm) (mount) W cm w/roller, Ink, color, and gofun on silk, Japan, Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e, While images of the beautiful women and Kabuki actors of Japan's 'floating world' first became popular in the eastern capital of Edo, artists in the historic capital of Kyoto soon followed their lead. Nishikawa Sukenobu designed illustrations for a large number of picture books featuring elegantly clad, sweet-faced women.

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