Comments - Lovely triptych depicting three courtesans and their kamuro or child attendants strolling through the Yoshiwara at night. The beauty at right wears a magnificent black outer kimono patterned with a fierce gray dragon clutching a jewel in its claws, her back to the viewer to showcase the design. The woman in the center is dressed in a dramatic red robe featuring a large rope wrapped around a black anchor, trimmed with layers of blue and green brocade. The courtesan at left wears a blue kimono with a design of a flower cart and peonies, tied with a lion print obi. Lanterns glow softly above a fence surrounding blossoming cherry trees and yellow flowering shrubs. A terrific, classic beauty subject, beautifully colored and detailed with soft shading in the night sky.

Artist - Kunihisa II (1832 - 1891)

Image Size - 28 3/4" x 14 1/4"

Condition - With excellent color and detail. Three separate panels. Some rubbing and fraying at edges. A few small holes and losses repaired from reverse. Please see photos for details. Good overall.