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November- Beauty Osan
by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Taiso

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	Artist:	Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) Taiso — 月岡芳年
	Title:	November- Beauty Osan
	Series:	Pride of Tokyo in 12 Months
	Date of first edition?:	1880
	Publisher (first edition)?:	Inoue Moei
	Publisher (this edition)?:	Inoue Moei
	Medium (first edition):	Woodblock
	Medium (this edition):	Woodblock
	Format (first edition):	Oban
	Format (this edition):	Oban
	DB artwork code:	40881
	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 Beauty Osan - Pride of Tokyo Twelve Months Artist Yoshitoshi Taiso 1839-1892 Signature Yoshitoshi. Seal Artist's seal (Taiso). Dated 1880. Publisher Inoue Moei. Medium/Technique Woodblock print. Impression Very good … Embossed. Colors Very good … Burnished. Condition Very good … Paper toning, a vertical fold on the left side, lightly soiled, slightly creased. Trimmed. Description "Tokyo Jiman Juni-ka-getsu" (Pride of Tokyo, Twelve Months) November. Beauty Osan of Nihonbashi carries a decorative rake which has "Okame (or Otafuki)" mask. Okame is the goddess of happiness. The rake signifies, "one can rake in the happiness". These good luck symbols and ornaments are sold in quantity at the "Tori no Ichi" market in November. Format Oban tate-e Width Item 9.4 inches = 24.0 cm Height Item 13.4 inches = 34.0 cm