Antique original Japanese woodblock triptych print by Baido Kunisada (Utagawa Kunisada IV), published in Meiji 21 (1888) by Katada Chojiro, Asakusa district, Tokyo. This richly colored triptych depicts a ceremonial courtesan procession (oiran dochu) in Shin-Yoshiwara, Edo’s famous licensed pleasure quarter, under full-bloom cherry blossoms. Notably, two women in Western-style dress appear on the left, […]