UTAMARO: oban tate-e (36.4 x 24.1); the courtesan Morokoshi of the Echizenya seated, her knees drawn up, holding a fan inscribed with a poem by Hyakubokutei Saonaga, from the series Toji zensei bijin soroi "Portraits of outstanding contemporary courtesans", signed Utamaro hitsu and published by Wakasaya Yoichi- good impression, color faded, yellow ground slightly worn and soiled, small holes restored