Thirsty: the appearance of a town geisha, a bar girl, in the Ansei era, No. 22 - The title "town geisha" suggests the lower status of this plainly dressed young woman. Rather than dancing and entertaining, she is mostly assigned to serving drinks. In this scene she is on her knees turning left towards a customer with a cup of sake in her hand. Her face is slightly flushed with pink around the eyes, suggesting that she enjoys drinking sake herself, as she smiles cheerfully. A charming design, detailed with fine line work in the hair.

Artist - Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892)

Image Size - 14" x 9 1/8" + top margin as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Backed with paper. A couple light vertical lines, slight ink offsetting at edges, a couple small spots, a couple small creases. Please see photos for details. Good overall.