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"The Hours of the Yoshiwara / A Yoshiwara Clock" -
Yoshiwara tokei
(吉原時計)
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new information: 12/14/24 |
A fine Kunisada bijin series designed around 1818. * Hour counting
according to Shinkokuhō system All prints can also be found in the MFA Boston database.
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01; Hour of the rat*; 9 at closing (here meaning midnight, the closing time at Yoshiwara)** (ne no koku, hike kokonotsu - 子ノ刻 ひけ九ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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02; Hour of the ox*; 8 at night** (ushi no koku, yoru no yattsu - 丑ノ刻 夜の八ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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03; Hour of the tiger*; 7 at dawn** (tora no koku, ake nanatsu - 寅ノ刻 明七ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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04; Hour of the hare*, 6 at dawn** (u no koku, ake muttsu - 卯ノ刻 明六ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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05; Hour of the dragon*, 5 at morning** (tatsu no koku, asa no itsutsu - 辰ノ刻 朝五ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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06; Hour of the snake*, 4 at noon** (mi no koku, hiru yottsu - 巳ノ刻 昼四ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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07; Hour of the horse*, 9 at noon** (uma no koku, hiru kokonotsu - 午の刻 昼九ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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08; Hour of the goat*; 8 at noon** (hitsuji no koku, hiru no yattsu - 未ノ刻 昼ノ八ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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09; Hour of the monkey*; 7 at dusk** (saru no koku, yū nanatsu - 申ノ刻 夕七ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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10; Hour of the rooster*; 6 at sunset** (tori no koku, kure muttsu - 酉ノ刻 暮六ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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11; Hour of the dog*; 5 at night** (inu no koku, yoru itsutsu - 戌ノ刻 夜五ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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12; Hour of the boar*; 4 at night** (i no koku, yoru no yottsu - 亥ノ刻 夜の四ツ) signature: Gototei Kunisada ga
size: ōban |
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