Type : Kusazoshi, Woodblock print book (Small-sized book)
Topic : A novel by Tanekiyo Yanagisuitei about the tragic love between Yujo in Yoshiwara and an shogunate official. (Yoshiwara is one of the most famous entertainment districts in Japan, located around Senzoku 3 or 4-chome, Taito-ku, behind the Sensoji Temple in present-day Tokyo.)
Title : Iromusume dokuja no fuchi Volume 3, (Chu)
Author : Ryusuitei Tanekiyo
Artist : Yoshu Chikanobu
Publisher : Enjudo
The estimated Period : Meiji era (1880-1890)
Material : Paper
Book Dimensions : 175mm x 117mm(6.9in x 4.6in)
Weight : Total 12gram (.4oz)
Page : Total number of pages is about 18. (about 90% illustration pages + about 10% text pages)
Condition : Antique item; (damaged by tear, spot, dirt, scribbles, worm-eaten holes, etc...) Please view pictures as they are a part of the description.
The work is not a modern reproduction, but an actual one which had been printed in 1880-1890(estimated).
