The Geisha To’e as a Vendor of Poems, from the series Gion Festival Costume Parade (Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata), 『祇園神輿洗 ねり物姿』「いろは歌の売」, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1795, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm), Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825), The publisher Yamahei (Yamashiroya Sahei) published a series of prints celebrating the Gion Festival Costume Parade, held during the summer in Kyoto, during which geisha from the Gion district dress up in costumes
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Geisha ’e, Vendor, Poems, series, Gion Festival, Costume Parade, Gion mikoshi arai nerimono sugata, 『祇園神輿洗 ねり物姿』「いろは歌の売」, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1795, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print, ink, color, paper, H, 13 1/4, 33.7 cm, W, 6, 15.9, Prints, Utagawa Toyokuni I, Japanese, 1769–1825, publisher, Yamahei, Yamashiroya Sahei, published, series, prints celebrating, Gion Festival, Costume, Parade, held, summer, Kyoto, geisha district, dress, up, costumes
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