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Subject:Help with Woodcut
Posted By: Rob C Mon, Nov 14, 2022 IP: 2600:8805:8887:d600:

Hello, can anyone help me identify this woodcut? Thank you so much!







Subject:Re: Help with Woodcut
Posted By: I.Nagy Tue, Nov 15, 2022

Title,
松葉屋内千春の千代じ - Matsuba-ya nai no Chiharu no Chiyoji - Chiyoji of Chiharu from the Matsuba-ya Teahouse
Signarure,
花川亭冨信画 - Hanakawa-tei Tominobu -ga - Painted by Hanakawa-tei Tominobu*

* Utagawa Kunitomi 歌川國富 
Date of birth and death unknown
Was the disciple of Utagawa Toyokuni II. later changed his name to Tominobu.
Hanakawa-tei was his pseudonym.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Subject:Re: Help with Woodcut
Posted By: Horst Graebner Wed, Nov 16, 2022

addition / question:
I think there are four names in the cartouche:
Depicted is a high-ranking prostitute (oiran) with her two kamuro ("apprentices").
The title cartouche first names the brothel in which she works (on the right: 松葉屋内, Matsuba-ya uchi; from the house Mastsuba).
To the left of that is the name of the oiran "Chiharu" (千春) followed by the names of the kamuro "Chi??"(ち??) and (no, の) "Chiyoji" (千代じ).
Horst

Subject:Re: Help with Woodcut
Posted By: I.Nagy Wed, Nov 16, 2022

Dear Horst,
It seems that I have completely overlooked the presence of the kamuro girl. I thought the はる "haru" in alternative kanas only as okuriganas for Chiharu`s "haru".
I hope this will be a better version.
松葉屋内   千春
       はるの千代じ
Matsubaya-nai Chiharu (and)
Haru no Chiyoji
Chiharu and Haru no Chiyoji from Matsuba-ya Teahouse

With regards,
I.Nagy

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