Title : Seiro Ehon Nenju Gyoji Vol.1 (e-hon)

Artist : Kitagawa Utamaro

Date : 1804.

Details : Kitagawa Utamaro: Seiro Ehon Nenju Gyoji Vol.1 (e-hon) - Artelino

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Description : "Seiro Ehon Nenju Gyoji" (Picture Book of the Green Houses: Events throughout the Year) Vol.1 of 2. The most widely known Utamaro's book. Jippensha Ikku wrote the explanations of the lively annual events of the brothels in Edo. His text, along with the beautiful illustrations by Utamaro captured the imagination of the European public and triggered the major interest in Japanese "Licensed Quarters and Ukiyo-e" at the end of 19th Century.

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