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A Beautiful Woman Approaching in Moonlight under the Trees

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Title A Beautiful Woman Approaching in Moonlight under the Trees Getsumei rinka bijin mairu 月明林下美人来
Date 15/3/1888 (published 19/3)
Publisher Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeidō) 秋山武右衛門 (滑稽堂)
Woodcarver Yamamoto Shinji 山本信司
City Edo
Signature Yoshitoshi 芳年
Artist seal Taiso 大蘇
Blockcutter’s (and/or) printer’s) seal(s) Yamamoto tō 山本刀
Inscription

(in left margin)

明治廿一年三月十五日印刷 Meiji nijūichi nen san gatsu jūgo nichi insatsu Printed Meiji year 21, month 3, day 15

同 年三月十九日出版 dō nen san gatsu jūkyū nichi shuppan [cropped] Published same year, month 3, day 19

[sealed:] 組合証 kumiai akashi Guild Certified

日本橋区室町三丁目九バンチ Nihonbashi-ku Muromachi-chō 3-chōme 9-banchi (publisher’s address)

著作印刷兼発行者秋山武右衛門 chosaku insatsu ken hakkōsha Akiyama Buemon Writing, printing, and publishing by Akiyama Buemon [cropped]

Width 24 cm
Height 35,5 cm
Object number SH2018-DM-086
Credit Line Collection Japan Museum SieboldHuis, gift of Muck and Mieke Douma, 2018