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A courtesan and her attendants in a silk factory

A courtesan and her attendants in a silk factory
by Choki Eishosai (a.1760s-1800s)

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Artist: Choki Eishosai (a.1760s-1800s) — 栄松齋長喜
Title: A courtesan and her attendants in a silk factory
Series: 
Date of first edition?: Not set
Publisher (first edition)?: Tsutaya Jusaburo
Publisher (this edition)?: Tsutaya Jusaburo
Medium (first edition): Woodblock
Medium (this edition): Woodblock
Format (first edition): Aiban
Format (this edition): Aiban
DB artwork code: 38127
Notes (first edition)?: 
Notes (this edition)?: 
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Monday, 1 August 2005

The Silk Makers

Artist: Choki
Format: Aiban tate-e: 12.25" x 8.75"

Subject: A courtesan and her attendants in a silk factory. Like most of Choki's designs, very elegant and very rare.

Publisher: Tsutaya Jusaburo

Date: 1790's

Condition: Full size. Some repaired wormholes. Stains. Minor wear, soils, marks and flaws. Generally fair state for a print from this early period.

Colour: Good with some fading

Impression: Fine with gauffrage

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