A child attendant for a courtesan in a brothel holds a western watch and looks towards the client. Colour woodcut by Kunisada II, 1870.

Selected images from this work

The screen on the left is in the rimpa style, where the natural forms are simplified

Half-length figures

There is bedding in the bottom left corner

Edo [Tokyo] : [publisher not identified], 1870.

1 print : woodcut, printed in colours

Third generation Ichiyōsai Toyokuni-hitsu Bears publisher's mark, censor's seal and set title

Secret pictures of the twelve hours: hour of the tiger 3-5am

A striking design in the late Kunisada style, exploiting western pigments (especially the purple)

Wellcome Collection 36889i

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