Squeaking a Ground Cherry
Woodblock Prints Title: Ground Cherry, from the series Seven Useless Habits (Fûryû nakute nana kuse)
Publication: 1798
Size: Vertical ôban; 38.4 x 25.4 cm (15 1/8 x 10 in.)
Publisher: Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô)
Signature: Kakô ga
Notes: Large head portraits of two woman, one of them using a ground cherry to make a squeaking noise by gently compressing her lips.
Mica on the background of the print.
The influence of Sharaku and Utamaro is clearly shown in this print, but the style is assimilated rather than copied.
Original: Estimated Value: ref # OS7UH1
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