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Geisha holding a mirror whilst blackening her teeth, by Yoshitoshi

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An image of Geisha holding a mirror whilst blackening her teeth (No. 13, afternoon), from the series 24 hours of the day at Shimbashi and Yanagibashi (Shinryu nijushi toki). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (Japanese, 1839-1892). Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban. Publisher: Morimoto Junzaburô, Block-cutter: Hori Yata (Hori Yatarô). 1880. Acquisition Credit: Purchased from the Rylands Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund.

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Geisha holding a mirror whilst blackening her teeth (No. 13, afternoon), from the series 24 hours of the day at Shimbashi and Yanagibashi (Shinryu nijushi toki). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (Japanese, 1839-1892). Colour print from woodblocks. Ôban. Publisher: Morimoto Junzaburô, Block-cutter: Hori Yata (Hori Yatarô). 1880. Acquisition Credit: Purchased from the Rylands Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund.

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  • Accession Number: P.13-2003
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 680 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
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