Comments - Terrific image of Mitsuuji, the Country Genji, writing a poem slip as he sits in a beautiful teahouse in the Yoshiwara, surrounded by many beauties and their young attendants. He looks up with a smile as a courtesan chats with him, holding a round fan with white blossoms on it. At left, a woman offers a bamboo vase of flowers to a seated young man, who reaches for them eagerly. Above them, a women peers around the edge of a sliding panel inset with a fine reed blind. The mansion is beautifully decorated with elegant tasseled lanterns hanging overhead and a decorative border of lucky symbols below the verandah railing. A lovely design with wonderful color and detail, including delicate embossing on the white kimono trim. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has this image in its collection.

Artist - Toyokuni III/Kunisada (1786 - 1864)

Image Size - 28 3/8" x 14 1/8" + margins as shown

Condition - With excellent color and detail. Three separate panels. Some rubbing and soiling at edges. A couple creases near edges. A few small holes repaired from reverse. Please see photos for details. Nice overall.