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6PM
by Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900)

	Artist:	Kunichika Toyohara (1835-1900) — 豊原国周
	Title:	6PM
	Series:	Parody of Day and Night in 24 Hours — 見立昼夜廿四時之内
	Date of first edition?:	1890
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Fukuda Kumajiro (Gusokuya) — 福田 熊次郎　（具足屋）
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Fukuda Kumajiro (Gusokuya) — 福田 熊次郎　（具足屋）
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	38132
	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: Title Courtesan at 6 p.m. - Scenes of the Twenty-four Hours Mitate Chuya Nijuyoji no Uchi Artist Kunichika Toyohara 1835-1900 Signature Toyohara Kunichika hitsu Seal toshidama Dated 1890 Publisher Fukuda Kumajiro Technique/Medium Woodblock print Impression excellent - very good … embossed Colors excellent - very good … mica sprinkled Condition good … slightly soiled, smudges on her face, album backing (Meiji). Description "Mitate Chuya Niju-Yo Ji no Uchi" (Allusion to the Twenty-four Hours of the Day) This series is regarded as Kunichika's finest, completed bijin series. The prints are a fascinating collection of beauties in different aspects of lives and full of intriguing word-puns and allusions. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon: Beautiful courtesan with gorgeous radiant halo like hairpins. Format Oban tate-e Width 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm Height 14.2 inches = 36.0 cm Literature Newland, Amy Reigle, "A Courtesan's Day, Hour by Hour" Famous Japanese Prints Series 2, Amsterdam, Hotei Publishing, KIT Publishers, 2004, ISBN: 90-74822-59-2, - pg. 156, pl.18